Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, Sunday, February 9, 1862

Clear but cold. Guard mounting at the usual hour Lt Allen Officer of the Guard. Inspection of Battalion by the Staff at the usual hour 10 O'clock 48th Ind. arrived here last night 2 Regts also came down from St. Louis this evening    It is reported that Fort Donelson is taken by our troops.

SOURCE: Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1909, p. 235

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