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

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

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August 24, 2011

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

Saturday, 24th—I reached home this morning at daylight, having left Davenport late yesterday afternoon, riding out with a farmer to “the forks” of the Hickory Grove and the Allen’s Grove roads, and from there walked the twenty-one miles home, after night, all alone.

This is a fine day. I went over to Mr. Sparks’ and accompanied him to the grove out southwest of Tipton, to a camp meeting which is being conducted by the Christian church. We got there in time for the meeting.

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