BROTHERS IN COMPANY E. Twelve families are represented in Company E by two brothers each, and one by three brothers. John W. and Samuel...

I first saw daylight early on Monday morning, the 15th day of August, 1842, in a log house of one room, on the northeast corner of block 14...

Weather quite pleasant today. Our regiment was paid off this afternoon, and we received our discharge. This makes us free men again and we ...

I started for home, thirty miles distant, with Abner Hatch, who had come down from our neighborhood with a team for the purpose of taking a...

It rained all day. I remained at home and brought my diary up to date. Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B., Clark,  ...

I went into the harvest field and worked all day at binding wheat. Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B., Clark,  Down...

Working in the harvest field is making me quite sore, as it is the first of the kind I have done in the last four years. Source: Ale...

It is the same thing and nothing of importance. Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B., Clark,  Downing’s Civil War Dia...

I went out to Tipton today, and in the evening had a fine visit with Miss –––. Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B., ...

Home again from my visits. I have worked three full days now in the harvest field. Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B....

I went to church this morning and in the evening went to visit friends, old and new. Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus...

Today I again went out into the harvest field. Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B., Clark,  Downing’s Civil War Diar...

It rained all day, and having no duty of any kind, we remained in our “ranches.” We had no services of any kind today, but as we had our la...

We had our last reveille early this morning. We took down our rubber ponchos, packed our knapsacks, and at 5 o'clock started for the bo...

We are still pushing on towards home and everything is all right. Our train ran all night, except when standing on some sidetrack. We arriv...

Our night along the lake shore was quite cool. We arrived in Chicago this morning at 2 o'clock, and then marched to the Rock Island sta...

We remained in camp all day. No pay yet. Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B., Clark,  Downing’s Civil War Diary , p....

It rained all day. No pay yet. Most of the boys are staying down in town. There is nothing of importance. Source: Alexander G. Downi...

The men of the Fifteenth and Seventeenth Army Corps are raising a subscription for the purpose of erecting a monument in memory of the lame...

Troops are leaving daily for their homes. The boys are all active in getting everything squared up with one another before leaving for thei...