Left here this
morning, got to Chambersburg at 12 M. Went three miles on the north side of
town on picket—14 miles to-day. We passed through Marion, a small village.
Chambersburg is a very fine place, 10,000 inhabitants, but nary a smile greeted
us as we marched through town. There are a plenty of men here—a pity they are
not rebels, and in our ranks. This city is in Franklin County, Cumberland
Valley. We were woke up in the middle of the night and marched off; waded a
river which was so cold that it woke us up. Passed through Greenville to-day at
dawn. This town has, I should judge, about 5,000 inhabitants. Nine miles
to-day.
SOURCE: Louis
Leon, Diary of a Tar Heel Confederate Soldier, p. 33
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