Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Diary of Private Louis Leon: September 18, 1862

Nothing new, only plenty of bad weather and hard work. We received marching orders at 9 A.M. We arrived in Petersburg at 5 P.M. Saw several friends there. Left Petersburg at 8 o'clock that night in cars for Wakefield. Arrived there at 11 A.M.

SOURCE: Louis Leon, Diary of a Tar Heel Confederate Soldier, p. 11

No comments: