Tuesday, 21st—We struck our tents and at 3 o’clock in a heavy rain embarked on board the “Platte Valley.” We had all the supplies loaded by dark and during the night left for Milliken’s Bend to join the other brigades. The boys all feel very fine.
Downing’s Civil War Diary.–Alexander G. Downing.
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