Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Diary of Private William S. White, September 11, 1862

Passed through the villages of Middletown and Boonsboro'; halted within six miles of Hagerstown. A great many ladies wear the Secession badge, but most of the people seem afraid of us, and seem to look upon our troops as invaders.

SOURCE: William S. White, A Diary of the War; or What I Saw of It, pp. 130-1

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