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Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, Monday Morning, September 9, 1861

Duties as usual performed. no Officers drill this morning as was given out last evening on Dress Parade Abut 10 O'clock to day one of the Gun Boats arrived to Port with 3 Prizes in tow. One said to be laden with tobacco—tis not known here yet the substance of the prizes Reported this Afternoon that 1 of the Gun Boats was taken this morning by the enemy. Col. Oglesbys Regt. & the other Gun Boat have gone down Col. Watters Regt. arrived at Birds Point this evening

SOURCE: Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1909, p. 225-6

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