Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, Monday, September 16, 1861

Police Duty as usual, respective Companies fixing up their camp ground. Nothing of importance to day except the arrival of a Comp. of 50 men from  Crittenden County Ky. for camp Butler. also Col. Jurchins (Turchin) 19th  Ills. Regt. came up the river from their camp on the KB. Side opposite Norfolk their destination is not yet known. The court martial of Capt. Hitts man for insubordination set to day, tis known what the sentence is

SOURCE: Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1909, p. 226

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