This Day in History: September 29

Erkuries Beatty, Lieutenant, 4th PA, from the corn field and with no tent, "slept tolerably well rose early loaded two boats with corn which we had with us and set of down the river about 7 oClock arrived where the Camp was about 2 oClock where we found the Army had left in the morning, here we halted about 2 hours collected some horses and killed a number more likewise sent down a Boat which the Army had left. Marched of from there with a Determination to join the army to night, at the time we arrived at shamung it was Dark however we march'd on thro the Narrows a very Difficult road to pass and arrived at the main Army about 12 oClock at Night which was encamped 3 Mile below shamong" [More]