Orders to keep a sharp lookout for guerillas and raiding
parties. The Blue Ridge Mountains and hills are in plain view, and the valley
for miles. Chaplain Wm. C. Walker returned after a long illness. We were all
pleased to welcome the good Chaplain. We believe Sheridan's notice will be a
good thing, as the inhabitants can help to protect the road.
SOURCE: Charles H. Lynch, The Civil War Diary,
1862-1865, of Charles H. Lynch 18th Conn. Vol's, p. 137
