Our brigade started at 5 this morning, but covered only
twelve miles. We marched down the Sandy mountains into the valley and went into
bivouac along the banks of Sandy creek. The rear of the army did not get into
camp until midnight. The wagon trains could move but slowly over the rough,
rocky roads, and even then the teams are almost worn out. Many of the horses
and mules lost their shoes and have broken hoofs and sore feet. Large foraging
parties are sent out, but because of the poverty of the country they do not get
much.
Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B.,
Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary, p. 192
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