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| − | + | July 1861 | |
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| + | Friday 12th | ||
| + | Wind W. clear. Threshing Wheat. Jeff & Fayette | ||
| + | Sinclair dined with me. | ||
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| + | Saturday 13 | ||
| + | Wind N Cloud in mg & a little rain. Finished Threshing | ||
| + | Wheat, 580 bushels. I went to Hickory Fork to a | ||
| + | meeting of “home Guards.” Mr Sinclair brought | ||
| + | Mr Seet the man wounded by Henry here this Ev.g | ||
| + | There was a skirmish near New Ports News yesterday | ||
| + | between about a hundred of our Cavelry and the same | ||
| + | number of the Enemy’s infantry. We killed five that | ||
| + | is known, and probably more. Captured Twelve & would | ||
| + | have got them all but they ran & hid in the woods. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Nobody hurt on our side. John & Henry Sinclair | ||
| + | were in it. Henry killed the second man who fell | ||
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| + | Sunday 14 | ||
| + | Wind NW. Clear. There was some rain last night. | ||
| + | We staid at home. I rode to Mr Sinclairs in mg. | ||
| + | John Sinclair got home yesterday | ||
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| + | Monday 15 | ||
| + | Wind W. clear. Cultivation Corn with [3?] cultivators | ||
| + | Laying it by with hoes. A large Yankee | ||
| + | Steamer came into Mobjack Bay & Mouth of Severn River | ||
| + | yesterday & is now lying at Mouth of the Savash Chanel. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:48, 28 January 2014
July 1861
Friday 12th Wind W. clear. Threshing Wheat. Jeff & Fayette Sinclair dined with me.
Saturday 13 Wind N Cloud in mg & a little rain. Finished Threshing Wheat, 580 bushels. I went to Hickory Fork to a meeting of “home Guards.” Mr Sinclair brought Mr Seet the man wounded by Henry here this Ev.g There was a skirmish near New Ports News yesterday between about a hundred of our Cavelry and the same number of the Enemy’s infantry. We killed five that is known, and probably more. Captured Twelve & would have got them all but they ran & hid in the woods.
Nobody hurt on our side. John & Henry Sinclair were in it. Henry killed the second man who fell
Sunday 14 Wind NW. Clear. There was some rain last night. We staid at home. I rode to Mr Sinclairs in mg. John Sinclair got home yesterday
Monday 15 Wind W. clear. Cultivation Corn with [3?] cultivators Laying it by with hoes. A large Yankee Steamer came into Mobjack Bay & Mouth of Severn River yesterday & is now lying at Mouth of the Savash Chanel.
