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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