News has come that Lee's army has surrendered! We are struck dumb with astonishment! Why then all these four years of suffering — of se...

The Confederacy disowns forever as sacred the Fourth of July. I never saw a quieter day. Martial law is proclaimed. SOURCE: Elizabet...

It seems scarcely worth while to continue my jottings. I have so few items to note. A week ago four of our servants were dismissed. Mr. P. ...

Richmond , Tuesday, January 24th, 1865. You will get this by General Smith. He goes up to rest, leaving me to discharge his duties as w...

This morning as we sat at breakfast, we got news that Mr. P. was coming, and oh! with what joy we soon received him! Thank God for his deli...

As after a storm has passed, we go out and look abroad to see the extent of the damage done, so now, having been swept with the besom of de...

Have had many experiences since yesterday morning. Our guard has been very kind, and we have done everything for them as if they were our o...

I had a calm, solemn, two-hours conversation yesterday, with an intelligent and seemingly Christian man, which has filled me with entire de...

We have just heard that Gen. Smith, Col. Williamson, and Col. Gilham with some of the Cadets have been taken prisoners! Where is my husband...

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

A day I will never forget. I slept undisturbed during the night, but was called down stairs early this morning by the servants, who told me...

Last night all our alarm was again aroused by a courier arriving with the news that the enemy had turned suddenly back, and were in full fo...

Our fears have all been realized: the enemy is upon us, and is in pursuit of McCausland, who left the town about an hour before they entere...

Part of Crooke's command came as far as Brownsburg (they were four miles from E.'s house), and there they turned around and went ba...

I must continue to make some notes, as I have opportunity.   . . . Listened all night for the knock of the courier who was to return to Mr....

A courier has brought in the intelligence that Averill's force is at Jordan's Furnace, between 20 and 30 miles from this, and advan...

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...

No sooner is one alarm over than another comes. Mr. P. took me down to the hospital this morning, to see some wounded cadets, one of whom w...

Such a blessed deliverance! Mr. P. was all ready to start out with the scouting party — his horse saddled — to start in an hour, when a mes...

All was quietness with us yesterday; today we are all in excitement and alarm. A courier has come in with news that the enemy is this side ...