Lemuel Abijah Abbott, diary
July 21, 1864
“We marched through Leesburg with stars and stripes waving and bands playing national airs, something unusual for us to do without it's a large place. Rumor says that our rear guard burned the place, but I don't believe it, although it has the reputation of being strongly rebel -- a regular hotbed.”
Author
Name: Lemuel Abijah Abbott
Unit: 10th Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry , Co. B & D
Document Information
Type: Diary
Subject(s):
- Civilian Support for the Union
Event Location: Leesburg, Loudon Co., VA
Document Origin: Leesburg, Loudoun Co., VA
Source
Abbott, Lemuel Abijah. Personal Recollections and Civil War Diary, 1864. Burlington, VT: Free Press, 1908, 125-6.
