Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Diary of Judith W. McGuire: April 15, 1862

A panic prevails lest the enemy should get to Richmond. Many persons are leaving town. I can't believe that they will get here, though it seems to be their end and aim. My mind is much perturbed; we can only go on doing our duty, as quietly as we can.

SOURCE: Judith W. McGuire, Diary of a Southern Refugee, During the War, p. 107

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