December 13—This morning we received marching orders again. We moved up the pike to Newtown. There we turned off to the east and moved across country until we struck the Winchester and Front Royal pike, six miles north of Front Royal. We marched on that road to the North Fork of the Shenandoah, two miles from Front Royal. We forded the river after dark and had some difficulty in fording, as nearly every team stalled. Where we came out of the river the bank was very steep, muddy, and slippery. Camped to-night two miles from Front Royal.
Three Years in the Confederate Horse Artillery — George Michael Neese.
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