Sunday, October 18, 2026

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, February 20, 1863

Coz Albert Aflick & his Lieut Col came up & spent an hour with us, forenoon and insisted on Capt Fee & I going down & dining with them & to be Sociable at noon we went down on board the steamer Emma & partook heartily of their good things, Afternoon Albert came up & spent a social hour with us, after which I went to Genl Washburns head Quarters, next to Genl Rosses head quarters & then to Genl Fisks, head Quarters at 4 Oc we ware on Dress perade & Genl Fisk & Lady ware out to see us

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 111

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