Valley of the Shadow

Augusta County: Diary of James E. Beard (1861-1862)

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[March 24 to 26 ]

        The next morning (March 24, 1862) we fell back to CedarCreek and cooked one days rations, before we had it cook the enemy were advancing, andcommenced throwing bombs at us, we then fell back to thePassage and stayed all night and until the next morning (March25, 1862) when we marched up to a camp 4 1/2 miles from Mt.Jackson and stayed all night and until the next morning (March26, 1862) when we went back to the Passage and stayed twonights and one day without anything of occurance happening whilethere.