. . . I am in despair! Forty thousand troops are marching upon Richmond through here; eight thousand more left in Staunton, as an intellige...

This has been one of the most exciting days we have ever had here. At half past six we gave the soldiers breakfast, and filled their havers...

Surely we have fallen upon evil times! Last night we received intelligence of the very severe battle at or near New Market, between Brecken...

Averill has escaped! To-day Mr. P. returned; also Eben: all are terribly chagrined at the escape of Averill. We hear thro' a dispatch f...

Went on the street to hear some news; found that a dispatch had been received, ordering a body of men to go on to Pattonsburg to burn down ...

Wrote today to my dear father by Flag of Truce. Still suffering with my eyes, so as not to be able to read or write much. I pretend not to ...

Hear that there was fighting yesterday all day at Callihans, six miles west of Covington; that the Home Guard and cadets were being pushed ...

Wrote yesterday to my dear father by Flag of Truce; hope and pray I may succeed in getting a reply from him or Julia. SOURCE: Elizabeth...

. . . I sew all day, and am busy with housekeeping; never go out, scarcely; have not paid a visit anywhere for months. At night, after the ...

Have had the extreme joy of receiving today a short note from my precious sister; the first I have had from her since August 21st, 1861, a ...

Yesterday, Bro. Wm., Anna, and the children came in; W. was only here a short time. It was very sweet, however, to have even this little vi...

Ground white with snow; no mails still: Mr. P. consents to postpone his going to the army, till there is a more decided change in George (a...

I regret now that I did not, a year ago, make brief notes of what was passing under my eye. Not write a journal, — I have no time nor incli...