Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Diary of Judith W. McGuire: Wednesday, October 30, 1861


Captain and Mrs. W. N. dined with us to-day. It was gratifying to see him look so well, after the intense suffering through which he has passed. He was borne from the field of Manassas, with what seemed to be a mortal wound; a ball had passed through his body. But, thanks to a merciful Providence, good nursing and surgery have saved his valuable life. We are now planning to go to the lower country, but when and where we do not know.

SOURCE: Judith W. McGuire, Diary of a Southern Refugee, During the War, p. 71

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