July 14 — General Lee abandoned his position near Hagerstown yesterday evening or last night, and by daylight this morning the greater part of his forces were on the Dixie side of the Potomac. Some of the troops waded the river, which was deep and rising, but the greater part of the army crossed on a pontoon that was thrown across the river at Falling Waters, four miles below Williamsport.
We renewed our march this morning and moved toward Martinsburg. As we passed Falling Waters, where General Lee’s troops were crossing the river on a pontoon, some of our soldiers were throwing up breastworks around some batteries that were in position on a hill near the pontoon, which thoroughly commanded the bridge and its approach on the Maryland side.
We passed through Martinsburg to-day, and are camped this evening at Smithfield, in Jefferson County.
