Saturday, September 9, 2017

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Luman Harris Tenney: September 30, 1863

At 3 A. M. whole Brigade fell back, 2nd Ohio in the rear. Arrived at Greenville and found that troops had all fallen back. People in town seem to feel very sad. All houses closed and hardly a person to be seen. Some few ladies in tears. Oh it seemed very sad indeed. Brigade moved on. 2nd Ohio camped two miles west of Greenville.

SOURCE: Frances Andrews Tenney, War Diary Of Luman Harris Tenney, p. 91

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