24th. At 3 A. M. breakfasted. Column moved out on Meherrin road–our Regt. the rear guard. Reached the station at 4 P. M. On picket. Troops destroyed the track as they advanced. Road made of stringers and bar iron spiked on. Destruction almost complete. Disturbed but little on picket.
War Diary of Luman Harris Tenney.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •