July 13 — We remained in camp until late this evening, when we were ordered to cross the Potomac. We forded the river at Williamsport. It was very deep fording, and the river was still rising from the recent heavy rains. The wagons of the whole army are ordered to the Virginia side of the river; they were crossing all last night and all day to-day. We crossed at dusk this evening, and the ford was then crowded with wagons. The water was then most too high for safe fording, as I saw some wagons wash down the river. We are camped to-night on the friendly hills of old Virginia, near Falling Waters, on the Martinsburg pike.
General Lee’s army is still in battle line near Hagerstown.
