Saturday, April 30, 2016

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: September 10, 1862

On the very day that Lee gained the signal victory at Manassas, Kirby Smith gained one at Richmond, Kentucky, capturing thousands of prisoners. This is not chance — it is God, to whom all the glory is due.

SOURCE: John Beauchamp Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital, Volume 1, p. 152

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