Charlotte, N. C.—We barely escaped with the skin of our teeth! The flight from Richmond was even more hasty and exciting than the exodus fro...

I have neglected you, my little book, but don't you know how sick I am? And how they have all been busy nursing me, so tenderly, so pati...

The wires being up again, I have been sending telegrams home to allay anxiety. Have been sitting up a little, and the doctor finally consent...

Chester.—I have borne the journey thus far well, and as the railroad stops here, the rest having been destroyed by Sherman's army, we wi...

Newberry.—The wagon trip across country was glorious! I, the invalid, was made comfortable on a cotton mattress, spread on the body of the w...

Newberry.—Lise and Ernestine are long since home, but my dear friends here will not listen to my leaving until I have grown stronger. I do n...

It is a hard thing to say, but I am going to say it. I don't admire all the men who wear the Confederate uniform! I would rather dig hol...

I could eat a tallow candle if I had a good one. But I have accepted an invitation to dine with the Trenholms—in my dreams! SOURCE: South ...

There now! Somebody was as cross today as Sir Fretful himself, and as cold as an irate step-grandmother. How ridiculous! Especially when we ...

Made two new acquaintances today. One is a soporific, and the other—well, I don't understand him, and I haven't got time to try to u...

A great joy has come to me this day, an unlooked-for, an inexpressible joy! A card was brought to me, and I took it with a sigh, because so ...

Congressman Farrow asked me today if I were feeling well. Come to think of it, I do not feel well. My nerve forces seem to be all out of tun...

My head aches; I have no appetite (and nothing fit to eat, either); my senses are dull. Heaven grant I may not be ill in Richmond! At this p...

Mr. Duncan brings us the weightiest news. The Confederacy is going to the dogs—or, did he say the devil? That young lieutenant was right. We...

Indeed, something very serious is astir in military circles. After arranging everything, the M. P. has had to give up the projected outing o...

Feel better today. Mr. Connelly gave us a collation in the hotel in lieu of the abandoned picnic. Very swell, despite the blockade. Must hav...

Ballard House, Richmond.—We have taken Richmond, if the Yankees haven't! Yes, we are here; but had some trouble to get settled. The fash...

Our department quarters here are not nearly so comfortable as those left behind in Columbia. They do well enough, however. I have not had a ...

I find myself regarding Lise with increasing admiration and affection. She is surely the most graceful girl in existence, combining a lot of...

A letter from home! A letter from home! It reached me by hand through the department—is most reassuring and at the same time most delightful...