Twelve miles from Goldsboro, and six from railroad,
March 19, 1865.
Made 15
miles. Only two bad swamps. Very heavy artillery and musketry on our left (14th
and 20th Corps) all day. Hear this evening that our men suffered heavily.
General Lee is said to be here. Opinion is divided as to our having a battle
to-morrow. First rate country to-day and a good abundance of forage. The
farmers here have not many negroes. Rebel cavalry demonstrated on our left
to-day, quite lively and captured several foragers. Five foragers from our
regiment who had been out five days and whom we had about given up, returned
to-night. They have been with the 17th A. C. All quiet on our right.
SOURCE:
Charles Wright Wills, Army Life of an Illinois Soldier, p. 364
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