We packed our knapsacks and sent them by rail to Rome,
Georgia. The advance of our corps started early this morning for Decatur,
Alabama, but our brigade taking up the rear did not leave Huntsville till in
the afternoon. From Decatur we are to proceed to Rome, Georgia. We marched
through fine farming country with good buildings, but as usual the people are
gone and the farms are idle. Such is the effect of war, the citizens being
afraid to remain while our armies are marching back and forth.
Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B.,
Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary, p. 190
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