The gentlemen had their friend, General Lovell, to spend
last night with them. I was sorry not to be able to see more of him, as I was
too sick to remain in the parlour, having been occupied night and day with my
dear B., who has been again very dangerously ill, with erysipelas in his wound.
We are troubled about our son J., who has just been ordered to North Carolina;
but we have no right to complain, as his health is good, and his position has
hitherto been very pleasant.
SOURCE: Judith W. McGuire, Diary of a Southern Refugee, During
the War, p. 186-7
