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=== Lemuel Abijah Abbott: July 21, | === Lemuel Abijah Abbott: July 21, 1864 === | ||
[[File:Major_Lemuel_Abijah_Abbott.jpg|thumb|Major Lemuel Abijah Abbott]] | |||
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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. | 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. | ||
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—[[Lemuel Abijah Abbott (nonfiction)|Lemuel Abbott]] | —[[Lemuel Abijah Abbott (nonfiction)|Lemuel Abbott]], 10th Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry , Co. B & D | ||
* http://www.crossroadsofwar.org/research/documents/?id=1 | * http://www.crossroadsofwar.org/research/documents/?id=1 | ||
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Lemuel Abijah Abbott: 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.
—Lemuel Abbott, 10th Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry , Co. B & D