1862 August 25 Salem, Va.

[from the diary of Lt. John Tyler of Letcher's Artillery]

(Aug. 25th)  Up at dawn and on the march
farther up the river. (Jacksons Corps)
crossed the river at a very steep and
rocky ford passed, a little town called
Orlean where I saw Mr. Cocke, and pushed
on towards Salem.  Halted a mile this
side of Salem & bivouaced in the woods.
Maj. Ginter, Johnnie Colquitt & I got a very
nice supper at a gentlemans house on
the road.  Marched today 27 or 28 miles,
troops very tired and a good deal of straggling.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 6150