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May 1863

Wednesday 6. Wind NE Drizzled Rain all day. Got my Cattle] from White Marsh field where they stopped .

Thursday 7. Wind NE Cloudy & Rained a good deal. Hauling Rails & repairing fence

Friday 8 Wind N Cloud. Hauling Rails, repairing fence. About 800 Yankee Cavalry came down Today from somewhere up towards Richmond. They are evidently a portion of a large body who have ben whipped & scattered are making their way to York

Saturday 9 Wind W Clear. Joshua & Alick Hauling Rails and making a Cow Pen.

Sunday 10 Wind SW Clear and warm. We staid at home.

Monday 11 Wind SW mg SWE Evg Clear & warm. Jushua ploughing Sold Fifteen head of Cattle to John H Tabb for $600

Tuesday 12 Wind SW Clear & warm. Began to plant some Corn The Battle around Fredericksburg were the bloodiest of the War. We gained a great victory but at a sad loss in the death of Stonewall Jackson and the loss in killed & wounded of 8 or 10 Thousand. The loss of the Enemy was by their own statement between 25 and 30 Thousand & Hooker is driven across the Rappahannock.

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May 1863

Wednesday 13 Wind SW clear and very warm. Planting Corn No mail today and we have not had one for a fortneight. It is really provoking in these times to be so left in the dark.

Thursday 14 Wind W Cloud & rained a little. Planting Corn. I went to sister Anns. She gave up her home to- -day to Jefferson Sinclair & she & Martha went to Wilsons Creek.

Friday 15

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Wind W ^ Clear. Joshua went to Mill Alick & Henry planted Corn, finished planting all the lad broken up. Richard came with Joshua in Evg

Saturday 16 Wind SE Clear. Joshua breaking up land with Oxen Opening drains. No mail yet. The Yankees are said to be entrenching themselves at West Point.

Sunday 17 Wind SW & SE Clear and warm. We staid at home. Mr Curtis here. Richard went with him in Evg

Monday 18 Wind SW Clear. Joshua assisting to plough Wests land. Working in Gardin.