July 24 — The enemy forced Chester’s Gap late yesterday evening, consequently we had orders to march at daylight this morning. We passed through White Post, crossed the Winchester and Front Royal pike, and moved in the fork of the Big and Little Shenandoah near Front Royal. The Yankees were then in Front Royal, and soon after we arrived in the fork of the river their sharpshooters advanced on us in a heavy line, and we retired toward Strasburg without trying to hurt any of them.
We passed through Strasburg late this evening. Just before we arrived there General Early’s infantry marched up the Valley pike. We are camped this evening on Fisher’s Hill.
