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[The following is from the Civil War diary of Samuel Clear, a Union soldier.]

Monday, June 19th

We struck tents this morning and packed up and all are ready to move, when the order was countermanded and the boys tried which could get off the most cuss words to the square inch.


Source:

Chisholm, Daniel, et al. “Diary.” The Civil War Notebook of Daniel Chisholm: A Chronicle of Daily Life in the Union Army, 1864-1865. Ballantine Books, 1990. 95. Print.

[**The following is from the Civil War diary of Samuel Clear, a Union soldier.**] >*Monday, June 19th* >We struck tents this morning and packed up and all are ready to move, when the order was countermanded and the boys tried which could get off the most cuss words to the square inch. _________________________ **Source:** Chisholm, Daniel, et al. “Diary.” *The Civil War Notebook of Daniel Chisholm: A Chronicle of Daily Life in the Union Army, 1864-1865*. Ballantine Books, 1990. 95. Print.

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