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April 1862

Firday 18th Wind SW Clear. Breaking up land with two ploughs. Planting Corn with the other hands. The Enemy are throwing shot & shell into our lines at intervals both night doing no damage tho and day ^ They attacked last night at [Wynne’s?] Mill but

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were repulsed with considerable loss. Our loss was six [They came under][underlined]

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[a Flag of Truce.][underlined] pretending they wished to bury their dead but whilst negotiating for it a portion of them attempted to cut loose the Mill dam (one of our important defences.) They know not what

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truth and honor means. They ^ paid for their treachery this time tho, for nearly all of them were said to be killed.

[Marginalia] x I was erroniously informed They did not come under a “Flag of truce” but did try to cut the dam & were repulsed with loss

Saturday 19 Wind W in M.g. E Ev.g. Cloudy & Rained a little m.g. & Ev.g. Planting Corn. Ploughing Two Ploughs. Warner & I went to the Ct house & dined at Wilson’s Creek. Peyton is quite sick there.

Sunday 20 Wind NE Rained nearly all day. We staid at home.

Monday 21 Wind E Rained a great deal last night & very hard nearly all day Holidays. We staid at home. Heard nothing new

Tuesday 22 Wind W. Alternately Clear & cloudy & showery. Holdiays Sister Harriet, Mary Booth & Fanny here. The Enemy have taken Fort Pulaski & Island No 10 Skirmishing daily & nightly on the Peninsula.

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April 1862

Wednesday 23rd Wind W Clear. Harrowing Two Harrows. Too wet to plant corn, cleaned up walks in garden. Removed corn from cron house to barn, picked out seed corn. Mr Curtis here in M.g.

Thursday 24 Wind E & NE Cloudy cold and disagreeable. Planting Corn. Sent a Ham &c to Charles Curtis who is on the Peninsula by Mr Bryan. some firing to,day but not enough for a battle.

Friday 25 Wind NE. Cloudy & cold. Rained frequently during the day Planting Corn. Harrowing two harrows.

Saturday 26 Wind NE. Rained all day. Planted corn & harrowed in m.g. but had to stop early & hands did nothing balance of the day. Tis a dredful spell of weather, the sun has not shown for a week.

Sunday 27 Wind NE. Cloudy & cold. Warner & I staid at home Maria went to Wilson’s Creek. Chas Curtis came with her in Evg.

Monday 28 Wind SE Cloudy m.g. Clear aftn Planting Corn. C Curtis went to York. Harrowing Two Harrows.

Tuesday 29

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Wind S & E. Cloudy & clear Evg. Planting Corn. Heavy firing to,day at York

Wednesday 30 Wind E. Cloudy & cold. Planting Corn. [New Orleans is taken][underlined] Alas, Alas. our affairs certainly look gloomy. But I will hope still for better fortune.