Monday, 28th–The commanding officers of our post here are “conscripting” every able-bodied citizen for military duty. The order applies to blacks as well as to whites, and aims to provide artisans for labor in connection with the army and army posts.
Downing’s Civil War Diary.–Alexander G. Downing.
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