Letters and diary entries from the corresponding day in the Civil War posted from the holdings of Special Collections, University of Virginia Library.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
1862 September 13 Middletown
[from the diary of James Dinsmore Templeton, musician and private in the 23rd Ohio]
Saturday, Sept. 13, 1862
Went into the City
this morning from
our camp west of
the town find the
place a very fine one
notice a large Catholic
nunnery I believe. lay
around camp until near
noon again went into
town went out & found
the regt gone.
An Artillery fight going
on the mountain in view
of us Marched about
8 miles to Middletown
where after some moveing
about we stopped about
9 oclock near a bridge
burned by the Rebels
considerable fighting in
this valley during the day
The country very fine
Splendid fairly Clear considerable
Limestone about Fredrick
MSS 10317
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