What does Leon say about the town of Kingston

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Leon said about the town of Kingston that the town had been severely damaged by Union troops.

Louis Leon wrote "The Battle of Gettysburg, Diary of a Taar Heel Confederate Soldier." In that Diary, he wrote on February 9, that the Confederate army had established a camp in Kingston after having passed through so many difficulties. He wrote that the town of Kingston was a perfect ruin, as the Yankees had destroyed everything they touched. That the once pretty town of Kinston now was in ruins.

The town has been severely damaged by Union troops.