DIARY OF ALEXANDER G. DOWNING; COMPANY E, ELEVENTH IOWA INFANTRY Tuesday, 20th—Cloudy and windy this morning. Heavy cannonading with some skirmishing was kept up all day. Our batteries silenced the rebels’ batteries at every point. Four companies from our regiment went out last night to reinforce the details on building fortifications. The walls of the forts are to be twenty feet thick. We have a miserable camping ground right on the edge of the swamp, but we cleaned up a camp and at 4 o’clock this afternoon had company inspection. We have very poor water to use, having to get it from the swamp. But we are now drawing full rations, for which we are very thankful. All is quiet in the rear. dotcw/alexander-g-downing-1218/
Posted on: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 19:45:00 +0000