Wednesday, 19th—There are about ten thousand men of all arms in camp at this place. We are expecting marching orders every day. Our camp is on high ground, but there has been so much rain that the water stands on the surface. We cut brush and place it on the ground in our tents to lie on at night.
Downing’s Civil War Diary.–Alexander G. Downing.
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