1862 May 26 Staunton, Va.

[from the diary of James A. Waddell, former newspaper editor and civilian employee of the Quartermaster Dept.]

Sunday night, May 25, 1862

The only news to-day is that the enemy have possession 

of the Central Railroad at Atlee's Depot, nine miles 

from Richmond. Some fighting occurred there yester-

day, but our troops in the vicinity were driven off, or re-

tired before superior numbers.               

[transcription by the Valley of the Shadow project]

MSS 38-258