Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, March 11, 1862

Tuesday morning clear and pleasant. Lt. Williams officer of the Guard to day. To news of the evacuation of Manasses reached us to day much rejoicing over it & the forward advance of the armies of the Potomac.

SOURCE: Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1909, p. 237

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