1861 November 23

[from the diary of F. Alfred Welton, musician and private, Co. D, 9th Indiana]

The General and about five
hundred men paid a visit to
Camp Bartow which they found
entirely deserted. the Enemy hav
ing left the day previous.
Quite a number continued on
the pike toward Staunton and
found th Enemy in force
at Camp Baldwin on the Al
legheny mountain, some nine
miles from their old camp.
Not having sufficient force to
cope with them the General and
party returned, bringing in
one Georgian as a prisoner

[this is the last entry in Welton's diary. On November 1st 1863 Lieut McCullough, Co D 1st Md Battalion begins recording daily events in the same book.]

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