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Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, January 1865-July 1865
1865-05-01 -- 1865-05-02
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advance to Richmond if he could keep out of the way of the other divisions hence our big march The 1st Div ran around us and by marching all or nearly all night got to Oxford this evening They earned the lead if they got it in that manner 2" Rather a late start. Marched through Oxford a pretty place of a pop of 300 then moved Noreast through Williamsburgh a place of half a dozen houses and Camped near a Station on a torn up R R 4 miles from the Va line. Our march was over a splendid country, waving fields of wheat, large fields of corn
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advance to Richmond if he could keep out of the way of the other divisions hence our big march The 1st Div ran around us and by marching all or nearly all night got to Oxford this evening They earned the lead if they got it in that manner 2" Rather a late start. Marched through Oxford a pretty place of a pop of 300 then moved Noreast through Williamsburgh a place of half a dozen houses and Camped near a Station on a torn up R R 4 miles from the Va line. Our march was over a splendid country, waving fields of wheat, large fields of corn
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