Sep. 3, 1862—Pass Leesburg. Call at a farm house to buy corn. A Union woman upbraids me. See Sugar Loaf Mountain in Maryland.
Sep. 4—Dine with Mrs. Sanders in Leesburg. She is the mother-in-law of Rev. W. G. Cross.
Sep 5—March all day. Call and buy eggs and butter from a man in Morrisonville, for which he would receive no pay.
September 6—Turn and march down the river, and camp near Cheek’s Ford.
Sunday, Sep. 7—Cross Potomac while the bands are playing “Maryland! My Maryland.” Some cross the River of Death next Sunday.
Sep. 9—Ride to Frederick City and return. Its population is 9,000 or 10,000.