Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

Post image for Downing’s Civil War Diary.–Alexander G. Downing.

Downing’s Civil War Diary.–Alexander G. Downing.

July 21, 2014

Diary of Alexander G. Downing; Company E, Eleventh Iowa Infantry

Thursday, 21st—The same thing over and over, again and again.[1] All the available rooms in town have now been turned into hospital wards. We have single, iron cots with good mattresses, and the sheets and pillows are kept nice and clean.


[1] On this day the Iowa Brigade made a charge on Bald Hill, in front of Atlanta.—A. G. D.

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