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Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, September 1862-January 1863
1862-09-18 -- 1862-09-19
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5 through Bowling Green and bouvacked 1 mile other side Bowling Green is a town of, I think, about 3000 inhabitants. It has many fine buildings some of the finest public ones being in ruins the rebels having burnt them last spring when they evacuated the place, 19th Had no reveille this morning but many of the men were awakened by the assembly, many of them having to start without breakfast Such tumbling about and falling into line when the color sounded I never saw, Got off a little after daylight and went on quick time all
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5 through Bowling Green and bouvacked 1 mile other side Bowling Green is a town of, I think, about 3000 inhabitants. It has many fine buildings some of the finest public ones being in ruins the rebels having burnt them last spring when they evacuated the place, 19th Had no reveille this morning but many of the men were awakened by the assembly, many of them having to start without breakfast Such tumbling about and falling into line when the color sounded I never saw, Got off a little after daylight and went on quick time all
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