We were greatly
startled yesterday by the firing of cannon in the upper part of the city. It
proved to be a call for Colonel Thomas' Regiment of Reserves. I am sorry the
weather is so cold. Our ill-clothed, ill-fed troops must suffer acutely in such
bitter weather. Today I accompanied my mother to the Wayside Hospital, carrying
some jelly and wafers for the sick. One of the inmates, a convalescent soldier,
played with much taste and skill on the banjo. Came home to find my father much
excited about me, having heard Mayor Goodwyn say that he has no hope at all of
holding the city. And my father does not consider the track of a great army the
safest place for young women; hence he wants me to leave; go; get out of the
way! But where? Where shall I fly from Sherman's army?
SOURCE: South
Carolina State Committee United Daughters of the Confederacy, South Carolina Women in the Confederacy,
Vol. 1, “A Confederate Girl's Diary,” p. 274
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