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<p>Sunday 21st <br />Wind SW. Clear and beautiful day. <br />I staid at home. Warner here. Dr Page came <br />to see Milly who is quite sick.</p> | <p>Sunday 21st <br />Wind SW. Clear and beautiful day. <br />I staid at home. Warner here. Dr Page came <br />to see Milly who is quite sick.</p> | ||
| − | <p>Monday 22 <br />Wind SW. W N & NE. Rained nearly all day <br />and a severe storm from NE in evening & at night <br />Cut & hauled Poles & making fence around barn yard <br />Cultivated & laid by Corn. Mr Seet quite sick <br />Dr Page came to see him. Bet very sick with <br />Bilious fever at Sister Ann’s. Mr Shields very ill <br /> <br />at Mr Bryans. A Jubelant | + | <p>Monday 22 <br />Wind SW. W N & NE. Rained nearly all day <br />and a severe storm from NE in evening & at night <br />Cut & hauled Poles & making fence around barn yard <br />Cultivated & laid by Corn. Mr Seet quite sick <br />Dr Page came to see him. Bet very sick with <br />Bilious fever at Sister Ann’s. Mr Shields very ill <br /> <br />at Mr Bryans. A Jubelant <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">salute</span> fired at York & Gloster <br />Point about five O.clock I hope in honor of a victory</p> |
| − | <p>Tuesday 23 <br />Wind NE Cloudy. Hauled Poles. Made fence. Grubbed <br />Bushes. The firing was for [Glorious][underscored]<br />[Victory][underscored]. We whipt and drove into Washington <br />75 Thousand Yankees from Manassas with 50 thousand <br />Southerners. Captured their Artillery &c. The accounts <br />I have received are imperfect , and no details, <br />but there is no doubt of our complete success. <br />( | + | <p>Tuesday 23 <br />Wind NE Cloudy. Hauled Poles. Made fence. Grubbed <br />Bushes. The firing was for [Glorious][underscored]<br />[Victory][underscored]. We whipt and drove into Washington <br />75 Thousand Yankees from Manassas with 50 thousand <br />Southerners. Captured their Artillery &c. The accounts <br />I have received are imperfect , and no details, <br />but there is no doubt of our complete success. <br />(<span style="text-decoration: underline;">God be praised</span>) Tis said President <br />Jeff Davis commanded our Army in person.</p></html> |
Revision as of 18:07, 17 January 2018
<html>July 1861
Sunday 21st
Wind SW. Clear and beautiful day.
I staid at home. Warner here. Dr Page came
to see Milly who is quite sick.
Monday 22
Wind SW. W N & NE. Rained nearly all day
and a severe storm from NE in evening & at night
Cut & hauled Poles & making fence around barn yard
Cultivated & laid by Corn. Mr Seet quite sick
Dr Page came to see him. Bet very sick with
Bilious fever at Sister Ann’s. Mr Shields very ill
at Mr Bryans. A Jubelant salute fired at York & Gloster
Point about five O.clock I hope in honor of a victory
Tuesday 23
Wind NE Cloudy. Hauled Poles. Made fence. Grubbed
Bushes. The firing was for [Glorious][underscored]
[Victory][underscored]. We whipt and drove into Washington
75 Thousand Yankees from Manassas with 50 thousand
Southerners. Captured their Artillery &c. The accounts
I have received are imperfect , and no details,
but there is no doubt of our complete success.
(God be praised) Tis said President
Jeff Davis commanded our Army in person.
