Thursday night, May 8, 1862.
The Yankee officer was sent off to Richmond this
morning. He wore a plate of metal over his breast, and
exhibited a bullet which struck him and was flattened
like a button. Gen. Johnson did not reach Shaw's Fork
Tuesday night, as was reported. Yesterday, he surprised the
Federal scouts — some 200 cavalry — near Ryan's, killing
six to ten (so reported variously) and capturing two. They left
their tents behind them. Cannonading heard to-day from
early morning till 4 o'clock P.M. in the direction of She-
nandoah mountain. Legh first told me of it — then Frank
Young, and then other persons; Finally I heard it myself
while walking out to Marquiss's to see a bee hive he
proposed to sell me. Came back over Abrey's hill —
was transported with the lovely landscape, although it
is so familiar to me. Heavy fighting in the Peninsula
yesterday. Up to 12 o'clock, M., the enemy had been repulsed
three times — heavy loss on both sides. Between 600 + 700
(instead of 900) prisoners taken at the fight on Monday.
The result of yesterday's affair not know. J. D. Imbo-
den has arrived — authorized to raise companies for gue-
rilla service, in Western Virginia. Mr. + Mrs. H. J. Cran-
ford spent the evening with us — he is coming in
after supper.
[transcription by the Valley of the Shadow project]
MSS 38-258
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