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February 1862
Friday 21st
Wind NE & E Clear. Mauling Rails. Raking &
hauling Woods litter to Farm Pen. Our daughter
Mary has a very badly ulcerated throat.
Charles Curtis is unwell here. He thinks he has Jaundice.
Saturday 22
Wind SW Rained the whole day. Hands did nothing
Tis said the Yankees have taken Fort Donaldson
after a three days fight. They had upward of seventy
Thousand. We had about 20 thousand men. Their loss
said to be 6000, ours 2500. Our army fell back
to Nashville Tenn except about 1500 who are said
to be Taken prisoners -,pretty bad, but with such
and overwhelming force & the heavy Cannon of their
Gun Boats, of course they were bound to succeed.
Let them come from under the cover of their Gun Boats
and we will whip them. They are said to be moving on
Nashville, to which our troops have fallen back.
Sunday 23
Wind E Cloudy. We staid at home. Dr Cary to see
Daughter who has a very sore throat. Mr Curtis here, Charles
went back with him. Jno Thruston came here to get Carts & teams
to haul logs to Gloster Point to fix the Water Battery.
