Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

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Diary of a Tar Heel Confederate Soldier by Louis Léon

October 9, 2013

Diary of a Tar Heel Confederate Soldier By Louis Léon [53d North Carolina Regiment, infantry]

October 9—Left camp at 4 this evening and halted on the morning of the 10th at 1 o’clock, when we caught up with our brigade. Marched twelve miles on very muddy road, and fell into several holes. We left again very, early this morning and marched twenty miles. We waded the Rapidan to-day at Liberty Mills.

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