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

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“I made up my mind to enlist and go and fight our Southern brethren.”–Alexander G. Downing.

August 17, 2011

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

Saturday, 17th—I mowed grass all forenoon and in the afternoon went to a Sunday school celebration down at Posten’s Grove. I made up my mind to enlist and go and fight our Southern brethren. In the evening I went to Mr. Willey’s to stay all night with Ward. Later in the evening we attended a peace meeting at Inland.

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