Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, Friday, September 27, 1861

Cold & blustry Drilling exercises as usual in the forenoon with Battalion Drill in the afternoon & Dress Parade in the evening Our Capt. ranks higher than any other Capt. in the Regt. as his commission is the oldest Lt. Allen Officer of the Guard to day at Cairo.

SOURCE: Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1909, p. 227

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