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Monday, March 18, 2024

Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, Tuesday, August 27, 1861

Had no breakfast this morning except some we borrowed of Capt. Hitt. The Quarter Master is a d----d mean man in the opinion of our Comp. he issued no rations to us yesterday evening, nor came from town this morning until after 9 O'clock Capt Parke is Officer of the day to day Furlough granted to F. T. Clark Joel Knipp and Robt. Chapman running from this date till Saturday 31st August.

SOURCE: Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1909, p. 224

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