March 1—Raining hard. Left camp at 9 this morning, halted at dark nine miles from Madison Court House. Snowing tonight. We had a hard road to travel, and when we got to our destination the enemy had gone.

Diary of a Tar Heel Confederate Soldier by Louis Léon
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