1862 August 28 near Grovetown

[from the diary of Lt. John Tyler of Letcher's Artillery as written at a somewhat later date]



  At 2 ½ o’c (Aug. 28th) We were in
motion towards Centreville & by daylight
Manassas was evacuated.  Passed through
Centreville at 10 o’c, making an acute
angle came down the Warrenton
turnpike, crossed Bull Run in after-
-noon & when near Grovetown were attacked
by the enemy, but getting into line of bat-
-tle drove them back some distance till
dark prevented our going for them.  Slept
on battlefield that night.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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