Monday, December 3, 2012

1862 December 4 Staunton, Va.


[from the diary of Joseph Addison Waddell, former newspaper publisher and civilian employee of the Confederate government]

Thursday night, Dec. 4, 1862.
News this morning that our troops (some 2 or 3000 had left Winchester, and come to Strasburg, the enemy advancing from New Creek in large force.

[transcript by the Valley of the Shadow project]

MSS 38-258

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