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July 1862
Thursday 3
Wind SE & W. Rained all the m.g. Cloudy all day.
Nick & Wm ploughed some in Ev.g. Wed Corn near Youngers house
Mr Curtis spent the day here.
Friday 4
Wind SE Cloudy Mg. Clear Ev.g. In Harverst. James
& James Henry ploughing. Sister Harriet carried our poor dear
little girl to Church Hill in the carriage and had her buried.
Farley Taylor & Hally here. There are thousands of rumors
of the battle of Tuesday (All favorable to us) but nothing
definate or reliable. There were “Fire works” last night
at York Town. I suppose they are celebrating the 4th July.
They have been also burning & blowing up every thing at York
and Gloster Point To,day, of course they are preparing to
evacuate both posts.
Saturday 5
Wind SW Clear. In Harvest. The wheat is scarcely
worth cutting. There was a stampede of 19 Negroes from Selden’s
and a larger number from Mr Clarke’s last night. Some of them
Sund were captured by our People and put in jail at the C.H.
We whipped the Yankees certainly and tis said they have been driven
“into” white Oak Swamp” with only 48. hours provisions, and being
surrounded by our forces will be compelled to capitulate. Tis said we
took all their Cannon except six pieces.
