1862 October 15 near Clarksburg

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

Wednesday, Oct. 15, 1862

Left from near
Cumberland early this
morning Came directly
along passed through
Piedmont there saw
Jessie Neff who works in
the shop there. passed the
sumit of the mountains
at Altamont, arrived at
Grafton about 10 oclock
PM. it is now about 3 oclock
and we are lying still
it is said near Clarksburg
Have slept none too cold
bought hat at Piedmont
for 2 00 dollars got the money
from Charlie Dean
Some of our boys acted
badly at that place robbing
the stores--Cloudy cold



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