Rienzi. On roll call
the Captain told us that Burnside had captured the whole of Longstreet's
command at Harpers Ferry after their first capturing the place and the whole
army under Colonel Miles. Three cheers were given with a spirit. No mail. Went
after berries in the afternoon.
SOURCE: Jenkin Lloyd
Jones, An Artilleryman's Diary, p. 6
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