Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, March 30, 1862

Weather clear, & fine The Engineer Regt. keep working. Two flat Boats came down with 4 large Guns The 27th went to Hickman.¹

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¹ Report of Colonel Buford, Mar. 31, 1862. War Records, Series I., vol. VIII., p. 116.

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

Diary of Private Edward W. Crippin, March 31, 1862

Monday Havy [sic] weather     The Eng. Regt. began mounting the Guns on the flat Boats

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