University of Texas at San Antonio Civil War Diaries

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mained near "New Kent" until the evening of the 9th, when we resumed the march in a hard rain, and marched till one at night, when we found ourselves on the banks of that hereafter historical stream "Chickahomany" having made six miles in ten hours. On arriving at the bridge over the "Chickahomany" we found several several Generals - all exhorting these men "flare up and for God's sake hurry on." After crossing over, the bridge was immediately destroyed. We remained near this stream until a late hour next morning and after feasting extravagantly on a "flap jack" and one slice of bacon" we took up the march once more for Richmond