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

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.