Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Diary of Judith Brockenbrough McGuire: November 30, 1862

The Yankee army ravaging Stafford County dreadfully, but they do not cross the river. Burnside, with the “greatest army on the planet,” is quietly waiting and watching our little band on the opposite side. Is he afraid to venture over? His “On to Richmond” seems slow.

SOURCE: Judith W. McGuire, Diary of a Southern Refugee, During the War, p. 173-4

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