October 19th, 1863. The enemy having withdrawn, preparations were made to recross the stream, and at 6 A. M. our division crossed and marched to Manassas Junction, where they halted for dinner, then continued the march to Bristoe Station, arriving at 5 P. M. and went into bivouac. We found the railroad destroyed, rails were taken up, heated, and twisted, telegraph wires torn down, and the bridge across Broad Run destroyed.
March to Bristoe Station.–Diary of Josiah Marshall Favill (as recorded by one of his clerks).
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