Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Diary of 5th Sergeant Lawrence Van Alstyne, Sunday, March 29, 1863

Had a thunder shower in the night and some sharp lightning. Was not allowed to go out to-day on account of the ground being wet. We hear of hard fighting up the river, but reports get so twisted I put little stock in them. Still I hope they are true, for they are most all favorable to our side.

SOURCE:  Lawrence Van Alstyne, Diary of an Enlisted Man, p. 94

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