There has been much excitement in Richmond about
Kilpatrick's and Dahlgren's raids, and the death of the latter. The cannon
roared around the city, the alarm-bell rang, the reserves went out; but
Richmond was safe, and we felt no alarm. As usual, they did all the injury they
could to country-people, by pillaging and burning. They steal every thing they
can; but the people have become very adroit in hiding. Bacon, flour, etc., are
put in most mysterious places; plate and handsome china are kept under ground;
horses are driven into dense woods, and the cattle and sheep are driven off. It
is astonishing, though much is taken, how much is left. I suppose the raiders
are too much hurried for close inspection.
SOURCE: Judith W. McGuire, Diary of a Southern
Refugee, During the War, p. 255
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