Friday, September 7, 2012

1862 September 8 "Eudora" near Leesburg, Va.


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

(Sept 8th)  Spent this
morning in writing letters to Jennie & Ma.
Feel very tired this evening.  Heard our army
had crossed the Potomac and were march-
-ing towards Pennsylvania.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 6150

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