1862 August 24 Washington, D. C.

[from the diary of James Dinsmore Templeton, musician and private in the 23rd Ohio]

Sunday, Aug 24, 1862

waked up this morning
at Martinsburg a pretty
went on to the cars &
rode passed through a
very pretty country--
have just passed Harpers Ferry
the place or what remains
very pretty the scenery very
wild & picturesque
Passed through a beautiful
country at the Relay
house 9 miles from
Baltimore we took cars
for Washington where
we arrived about
midnight. Slept on
the top of the cars.  After passing
point of rocks we passed through
a beautiful valley  found seve
ral bridges destroyed on the
way.  mostly clear pleasant.

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