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Wendell D. Wiltsie diary, 1865
1865-01-05 -- 1865-01-08
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Jan 5th march at day break country hilly road crooked inhabitants few & very poor, pass by an iron works where the ore is smelted & made into pigs the water in this vicinity is excelent march about 16 miles 6th morning warm & rainy in the afternoon it snows we lay in camp all day 7th all day in camp 8th march about sun rise after marching 2 miles we come to Wainsboro (a small town) march about 15 miles
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Jan 5th march at day break country hilly road crooked inhabitants few & very poor, pass by an iron works where the ore is smelted & made into pigs the water in this vicinity is excelent march about 16 miles 6th morning warm & rainy in the afternoon it snows we lay in camp all day 7th all day in camp 8th march about sun rise after marching 2 miles we come to Wainsboro (a small town) march about 15 miles
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