Saturday, June 20, 2015

Diary of Corporal Charles H. Lynch: August 7, 1864

A very hot morning. Early in the Potomac River for a good swim. Nothing like it. At the Quartermaster's I drew an army hat. The first I ever had. They are worn by the western boys. Much better than caps. Trying to keep cool during this hot day. Wrote a few letters. Mountains on all sides. Turkey buzzards in the air.

SOURCE: Charles H. Lynch, The Civil War Diary, 1862-1865, of Charles H. Lynch 18th Conn. Vol's, p. 111

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