Thursday, 30th–It is quite hot and sultry. There is no news of importance. Colonel Hall has again taken command of our brigade. I bought a two-pound can of butter, paying $1.25, and five loaves of bread for fifty cents.
Downing’s Civil War Diary.–Alexander G. Downing.

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