Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Diary of Private Louis Leon: October 19, 1863

Left at 4 this morning, crossed the river on pontoon bridges. It commenced to hail and rain very hard, and kept it up for two hours. We got very wet. Halted at Cedar Run, marched ten miles, and stayed here until the 21st.

SOURCE: Louis Leon, Diary of a Tar Heel Confederate Soldier, p. 51

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