September 18—Nothing new, only plenty of bad weather and hard work. We received marching orders at 9 A.M. We arrived in Petersburg at 5 P.M. Saw several friends there. Left Petersburg at 8 o’clock that night in cars for Wakefield. Arrived there at 11 A.M.
Diary of a Tar Heel Confederate Soldier by Louis Léon
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