Monday, February 19, 2024

Diary of Private Adam S. Johnston, October 5, 1861

Left Harrisburg and got to Pittsburgh the 7th, being one day and night en route, and encamped in Camp Wilkins, well known by the citizens and surrounding neighborhood as the fair ground. Making a march of 249 miles.

SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, The Soldier Boy's Diary Book, p. 9

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