Thursday, December 15, 2011

1861 December 15

[from the diary of Wesley Hammond, of the Dixie Greys, Co. E of the 42nd Virginia]

Resoom march very early
this morning. Travel 19 miles.
Received orders to march to
Strasburg. Heard of the fight
in the Alleghany Mts.


[see December 14 letter from Charles McCoy of the 25th Virginia from Camp Allegheny on the above battle]

MSS 5526

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