Winchester – Mr.____
and myself have been here for three weeks, with Dr. S. and our dear niece.
Jackson's Brigade still near, which gives these warm-hearted people a good opportunity
of working for them, and supplying their wants. We see a great deal of our
nephews, and never sit at the table without a large addition to the family
circle. This is always prepared for, morning, noon, and night, as it is a
matter of course that soldiers will be brought in just at the right time, and
so cordially received that they feel that they have a perfect right to come
again when it is convenient to them.
A regiment or two have been sent to protect the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal near Honeywood. Affairs in the army are very quiet. I hope that
the calm does not portend a storm; I pray that it may be averted.
SOURCE: Judith W. McGuire, Diary of a Southern
Refugee, During the War, p. 73
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