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April 1862
Monday 14th
Wind SE Clear. Ploughing Three Ploughs. Opening drains
Cutting wood. Killed a Mutton. The Yankees shelled
Guinea this Evening from their steamers for two hours
or more throwing about 200 shells. They hurt nothing
except one old sow of Wm Minors.
Tuesday 15
Wind SE Cloudy in mg & rained a little, clear afterwards.
Ploughing three ploughs, hauled wood & Rails with Ox cart
Opening drains. I went to Gloster Point and York
The Yankees shelled Gloster Point at long range & long intervals.
They fired some 40 or 50 times but hurt nothing
I went to York to see Robt Calwell, Marias cousin who is in the
2nd Florida Regt. he is very well
Wednesday 16
Wind E Clear. Ploughing three Ploughs. Opening drains.
Shelled Corn. Picked out seed Corn. Mr Bryan dined here
There was a heavy cannonading this m.g. at York Town, &
in the Evening a most tremendous fight going on below York.
Thursday 17
Wind SW Clear. Ploughing Two Ploughs. Began to plant Corn.
I went to Gloster Point. The Yankees attacked our lines yesterday at
Wynne’s Mill three times vigoursly in large force & were repulsed with
great slaughter each time. Our loss was 25 killed & 45 wounded.
They made no attack to,day. Their loss is said to be very heavy.
