War Diaries (May 16) (nonfiction)
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Isaac Lyman Taylor: May 16, 1863
Cool, clear & pleasant. Grand foot race this P.M. for a purse of $17.00 One man from each company enters the "lists." F, G & D win the three prizes. Two "contraband" races.
—Isaac Lyman Taylor, Company E, First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
Taylor kept a diary of his experiences while serving with Company E of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.