Richmond
                                          Sunday July 6th 1862

Dr Doctor

                    Murray is in town & having
been through all the fights is safe. Robinson
Jim & Ally are also safe  I have not heard
of Temple suppose he is still on the Institute
asked Miss Chaneth[?] about him but she had
not heard.  Yesterday met Dr Nicholson Dr
Martin & Mr Nelson right from Middlesex and
seeing from your letter of 22nd to Murray that
you were uneasy asked him of your matter down
there all was “in Stauts Quo” but you will
not make a peck of wheat to the acre corn
& oats looking well   George Thornton[,]   Murray
tells me is safe save a little hair singed
off the side of his head, the road from Middlesex
up was a bad one

                                 Yours truly
                                 F L F
Love to all

Envelope addressed:

Dr. W. S. Forbes
        College avenue & 10th St.
                   Philadelphia
                                Pa

[letter sent through the lines to Dr. William Forbes of Philadelphia from a family member in Virginia]


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District of West Tennessee
Office of the Provost Marshal General
Memphis Tenn.  July 6th  1862

Special order No 14

      X      X       X      X

    It is ordered that Mrs Fannie
B. Galloway be taken and conveyed
beyond our lines South and notified
that if she shall be an any time
hereafter found within our lines
she will be arrested and sent
north and kept in confinement
during the war
    It is further ordered that
her house and furniture be seized
and held and used for Government
purposes until further orders

    By order of Maj Gen U.s. Grant
          Wm S. Hillyer
    Provost Marshal General

[from the diary of Ephraim Wood, Co. C, 13th Massachusetts]

Sunday        July 6th /62
     The warmest day I think that we
have had.  I went to a brook and
had a bath, after inspection.  Also
got all the Cherries that I wanted.
I went down to Warrenton
It is a very pretty place about
as large as Martinsburg.
There is a great many beautiful
Residences in the Town.
Most of the Women seem to
be dress in mourning.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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[from the diary of Samuel Johnson of the 1st Massachusetts Independent Light Battery]

    July 6th

Yesterday and to day have once again passed
in quietness.  the balloon was up both days;
this afternoon we changed our camp about
one mile to the front.  Smith’s div. are
building fortifications on our left.  Warm and
pleasant.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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[from the diary of Dr. Brodie Strachan Herndon]

6  Luc stays with Nannie of nights
to nurse her.  We feel very anxious
about our dear Nannie Gordon

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[from the diary of Eliza Oswald Hill, refugee from Wilmington, N.C.]

Sunday 6th  Communion to day being the 1st Sunday in the month.  Our
Congregation was not as large as usual–No melodian–Mr Fred Fetter
being away–& Susy Wingfield stayed with Mrs Vermillian who
heard of the death of her husband a few moments before Church opened.
He fell in battle- & after looking all over the list of wounded & killed & not
finding his name there she passed it to another—who on reading the
obituaries found it there. She is very young–very pretty–has two
small children & appeared devoted to her husband–It is a terrible shock
to her–She cant realize it–Still her grief is truly distressing tho’
not more so than his poor old mother–& his youngest sister who is
here too–on him the 2 latter are entirely dependent–I am truly sorry
for her–But sympathy tho’ soothing cannot allay sorrow–deep and
long must be her wailing-  sad & sorrowful her walk henceforth.  For
the one dearest & most beloved has been called from earth, where
she cannot meet him more–I received a letter from Liz in todays
mail–she says she will soon be here.  Will bring Dan with
her to go to school in Hillsboro’–Henry will return to Mr Hamer[?]

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Sunday, July 6, 1862
A bright beautiful morning- we were anxious
to go to church as it was communion Sunday &
had just made up our mind to walk when uncle
Jim came & F[annie] & I went in the carriage Sis B
on horseback.  Mary staid with Mother who
had gotten a fall & slightly sprained her
ancle. said she was walking along & fell flat
on the ground without any sensation but a
deadly sickness,  insisted that she was not hurt but
I begged she would let me pull off her stocking &
then found her anckle was swollen.  We
applied parsnip tops, linseed[?] & vinegar which
seemed to relieve her very much–
Mr. D[uncan] preached from Rev. 19ch, 16th verse, “And he hath 
on his vesture & on his thigh a name written. King 
of Kings & Lord of Lords.”  It was a most 
excellent sermon–  I felt that it was good 
to be there & to hear it.  I missed you– looked 
around & could but envy Beck with cousin 
Jacquelin sitting there by her.  I looked for a 
letter but no letter came.  As day after 
day passes without hearing from you I feel 
that you are dead–
Mr. Leonard went to Warrenton to day. If there
are letters he will bring them to [?]




[as transcribed by her granddaughter Anne Madison Wright Baylor, 1972]




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[from the diary of William M. Blackford, bank officer and former diplomat, with five sons in the Confederate Army]

Sunday 6.  Communion–great numbers–wea
ther very warm–nothing new from
Richd–very trying to the [?]–Wea
ther extremely warm–returning from
church at night found Charles who
had come to take leave, intending to re-
-join his troop tomorrow.  He is not well
enough, but he frets so much at
not going that perhaps he had
better make the attempt–Heard
of the death from his wounds, of
Wm. S. Reid, of this place–poor
fellow!

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                   Richmond  Saturday eve.
                              July 5th 1862

Dear Mama
                          No news of interest
going on I shall return to the waggons
tomorrow though my horse will not
be able to be used for a week–
You notice my name has been bublished[sic]
it is a mistake, the Col. apologised to the
Regt for putting in names that ought
not to have been in, but what do I
care for an apology to the Regt.
I have told him & the Capt. both good
many times that it was not satisfactory
atall–I have resigned my office as
quartermaster Sgt. Capt very much
opposed  English has it now, does very
badly, during Capt. Trents absence
the Col most always calls on me to
provide for the Regt. but I won’t do
it now since being published as I was
& if I have to do a commissioned
officers business let them give me
a commission, I will not accept of
any more commissioned office.
I sent a sack by Dr. Daniel these
4 bottles of chloroform in it you had
better take care of I gave the Doctors
good deal, it is very useful sometimes
& it is very scarce & costly, Uncle Caleb
lef[t] here this morning but I could not
find him Uncle James Vest[?] is here
now. Rice Burnley was the here today
looking very fat says Uncle Drury is
well & John & Murt[?], I don’t know where
to tell you to write, for I don’t know
at any time where I will be, I have
been courier for Gen. Jackson some
down this way Love to all
              Your affect son
                     Wm H. Burnley

William H. Burnley, 1840-1919,  2nd Regiment Virginia Cavalry


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[from the diary of Jesse Calvin Spaulding, Co. F, 25th Massachusetts]

Saturday
July 5

              Felt pretty well this morning so
              I did not go up to the surgeons
Went out on company drill.  this after-
polished up my equipment, Played
and read and lay round.

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