Monday, May 1, 2023

Diary of Private Louis Leon: September 2, 1863

On a hunt to-day several of my comrades with myself came to a house, and the first thing we heard was, "Is there a Jew in your detachment that caught a deserter yesterday?" They would like to see him, etc. At last one of the boys told them that I was the Jew. After that I had a very good time there, and in fact wherever I went I was received very kindly, and was very sorry to see on the 4th that orders came for us to return to our brigade.

SOURCE: Louis Leon, Diary of a Tar Heel Confederate Soldier, p. 46

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