Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, March 24, 1862

Monday weather clear Col. Buford left the McGill went down the River in a tug to make a Balloon reconnoissance. A tree fell across one of the Gun Boats to Day and killed 1 man and wounding 7

SOURCE: Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1909, p. 239

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