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HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY. 111

any person, and it would not be appreciated by those who benefited by our misfortune; yet we cannot forget them.
    June 27. We took up our line of march at daybreak. We met the supply train at noon between Meadow Bluff and Gauley. After partaking of food we all became soldiers again, and marched within six miles of Gauley and camped for the night.
    June 28. Started at 4 a. m. Marched to Loup Creek, where we camped for the night.
    June 29. Began our march at 4 a. m. and came to Camp Piatt, about ten miles south of Charleston, W. Va., on the Great Kanawha river.
    June 30. The march from Martinsburg to Camp Piatt is 536 miles. We mustered for pay.
    July 1. The First Brigade left for Charlestown.
    July 2. We laid in camp and had plenty of water. We washed our clothes and some of the Lynchburg dirt off our bodies; it was difficult to remove but after the dirt was off, it gave the graybacks a chance to make an honest living, and not play hide and seek over us.
    July 3. Had an inspection of arms and drew some clothing, at least enough to cover our nakedness.
    July 4-6. We remained in camp; nothing of importance occurring.
    July 7. The 11th and 15th Virginia Regiments left us, in boats. At 3 p. m. the 3d and 4th Pennsylvania Reserves, also left camp.
    July 8. We left the camp this morning; got on the steamboats which left at 7:10 a. m. We changed boats at Gallipolis, Ohio, at 8 p. m. Started up the Ohio river about 9 p. m.; tied up for the night.
    July 9. Again started at 4:30 a. m. Stopped at 6 a. m. A part of the regiment got off the boat, while others remained and again changed boats, and arrived at Ravenswood at 7 p. m. Landed on shore and marched five miles; laid over until the next morning.
    July10. We took the boat at 5 a. m. Stuck on a shoal at 6 a. m. and did not get off until 7:30 a. m. Again changed boats at 10 o'clock and arrived at Parkersburg, W. Va., at 3 p. m. At 7 p. m. we were on the cars on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, bound for Cumberland, Md., 202 miles away.
    July 11. We arrived at Grafton at 6 a. m. and at Cumberland at 8:30 p. m.
    July 12. We continued our journey and arrived at Cherry Run at daylight, where we took up our line of march, arriving at Martinsburg, W. Va., at 2 o'clock the same night.
    July 13. We laid in camp on the north side of the town by the side of the road. This ended the Lynchburg campaign, at the place where we started from for the spring campaign of 1864, in the Shenandoah Valley. The distance traveled was:

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	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.	111
any person, and it would not be appreciated by those who benefited by our misfortune; yet we cannot forget them. June 27. We took up our line of march at daybreak. We met the supply train at noon between Meadow Bluff and Gauley. After partaking of food we all became soldiers again, and marched within six miles of Gauley and camped for the night. June 28. Started at 4 a. m. Marched to Loup Creek, where we camped for the night. June 29. Began our march at 4 a. m. and came to Camp Piatt, about ten miles south of Charleston, W. Va., on the Great Kanawha river. June 30. The march from Martinsburg to Camp Piatt is 536 miles. We mustered for pay. July 1. The First Brigade left for Charlestown. July 2. We laid in camp and had plenty of water. We washed our clothes and some of the Lynchburg dirt off our bodies; it was difficult to remove but after the dirt was off, it gave the graybacks a chance to make an honest living, and not play hide and seek over us. July 3. Had an inspection of arms and drew some clothing, at least enough to cover our nakedness. July 4-6. We remained in camp; nothing of importance occurring. July 7. The 11th and 15th Virginia Regiments left us, in boats. At 3 p. m. the 3d and 4th Pennsylvania Reserves, also left camp. July 8. We left the camp this morning; got on the steamboats which left at 7:10 a. m. We changed boats at Gallipolis, Ohio, at 8 p. m. Started up the Ohio river about 9 p. m.; tied up for the night. July 9. Again started at 4:30 a. m. Stopped at 6 a. m. A part of the regiment got off the boat, while others remained and again changed boats, and arrived at Ravenswood at 7 p. m. Landed on shore and marched five miles; laid over until the next morning. July10. We took the boat at 5 a. m. Stuck on a shoal at 6 a. m. and did not get off until 7:30 a. m. Again changed boats at 10 o'clock and arrived at Parkersburg, W. Va., at 3 p. m. At 7 p. m. we were on the cars on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, bound for Cumberland, Md., 202 miles away. July 11. We arrived at Grafton at 6 a. m. and at Cumberland at 8:30 p. m. July 12. We continued our journey and arrived at Cherry Run at daylight, where we took up our line of march, arriving at Martinsburg, W. Va., at 2 o'clock the same night. July 13. We laid in camp on the north side of the town by the side of the road. This ended the Lynchburg campaign, at the place where we started from for the spring campaign of 1864, in the Shenandoah Valley. The distance traveled was: