August 1—Resumed our march at 4 this morning, and got to Orange Court House, fourteen miles. It is a very hot day, and there were several men fell dead on the road from sunstroke. We rested here until the 4th.
Diary of a Tar Heel Confederate Soldier by Louis Léon
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