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

Tuesday, 10th–This is a clear, warm day. We disembarked early this morning and marching out about one mile from the river to Sparrow’s plantation, we pitched our tents on the large lawn of the plantation house, bordering the lake. Mr. Sparrow, the owner, is a congressman in the rebel congress, and he and his family having gone away, left their negroes in charge of the plantation. Our colonel has established his headquarters in the plantation house. The First Kansas out on scout duty today got into a skirmish with the rebels and lost two men killed and eight wounded.