We left Morton early this morning, and covering fifteen
miles, reached the town of Hillsborough at about 3 o'clock. There was some
skirmishing in front with a loss of three to the rebels. By the time the rear
reached town it was all on fire, the citizens having fled. Our army moves
rather slowly, on account of the bridges being burned, and the engineers must
rebuild or throw out the pontoons. But things are marching along fine.
Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B.,
Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary, p. 167
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