was a beautyful one
and the Yankees was alanding at West Point and about 8 o'clock we was marched
down to the intended battle field And from that time untell 12 oclock we was a
scurmishing and a running from one place to another hunting the scamps And in
the eavning we marched back in the woods and stade thar untell about 12 oclock
in the night And then marched about a mile futher back And stad thar all night
And then as soon as day broke we started on our march again And about 3 oclock
in the eavning we got to West Point coathouse whar we found General Johnston
and all of his men And then we marched about 2 miles futher and stop for the
night
SOURCE: Bartlett
Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 19
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