We broke camp at 5 o'clock, marched eighteen miles, and went
into bivouac for the night. Our regiment was train guard and the Sixteenth Iowa
was rear guard of our brigade. We marched through some fine country today, and
though heavily timbered, it is well improved. It is good country for foraging.
We found plenty of fresh pork and all the sweet potatoes we could carry. The
weather is delightful and there is no rebel in our front yet.
Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B.,
Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary, p. 229
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