Mr. McKim has returned from his excursion with Mr. French
and he is so impressed by our dangerous situation, regarding the enemy and the
climate, that he urges us to go home at once. Ellen and I are determined not to
go and I think our determination will prevail over his fears, so that he will
not order us home, as he has the power, I suppose. We are troubled about this.
The military cram every newcomer with fears.
SOURCE: Rupert Sargent Holland, Editor, Letters and
Diary of Laura M. Towne: Written from the Sea Islands of South Carolina
1862-1864, p. 69
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