Camp Cairo Illinois January Monday morning Rall [sic] Call as usual And preparations for an early march to the river from where we started last Tuesday a distance of about 9 miles. It is our desire when we get to the river to embark and get to our old qrs to night. But after a hard days march Gen. McClernand sees proper to send other Regts in advance of ours consequently we are left to encamp on the same old ground Lt. Allen has permission to go to Cairo to night as he is unwell.
SOURCE: Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1909, p. 234
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