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December 1862
Thursday 11th
Wind SW Clear & warm. Gathering & putting Corn away.
The Yankees went up to the Court House To.day in
large force “Infantry” “Artillery” “Cavalry” 5 or 6 Thousand
men. Where they are going or what they intend doing
I dont know. Mr Bryan & Mr Sinclair started about 50
Fifty Hogs each to Richmond but returned & put them in Mr
Curtis’s woods.
Friday 12
Wind SW Clear. Gather & Housing Corn.
The Yankees took Mr Bryans & Mr Sinclairs hogs except
a few which got away from them and carried them to Gloster point. I hear they are
perpetrating all kinds of depredation in & around the Ct House
but cant learn particulars as no one is admitted in their lines
as they do not push forward but stay at the Ct House this is
evidently a simply Thieving Expediiton, Richard got home in Evg
from school. He met some Yankees driving hogs but they did not disturb him.
Saturday 13
Wind S Clear Finished gathering Corn & putting it away
a very small Crop. 2 Corn houses full & about 25 Bbls in Barn
Sister Ann & Martha, Hally Curtis & Mary Jan Griffith dined here
A Yankee deserter from Gloster Point staid all night here.
Sunday 14
Wind SW Clear & warm. I went to Mr. Clarke’s & Mr Sinclairs
The Yankees took all Mr Kemp’s & Worthey Montague’s Cattle Sheep
Hogs &c. and all the [Fouls?] they could find every where.
