1862 June 14 Staunton, Va.

[from the diary of Joseph Addison Waddell, civilian employee of the Quartermaster Dept.]

Saturday night, June 14, 1862.

Six or seven Railroad trains arrived this evening, 

full of soldiers, from Richmond — Gen. Whiting's 

command. Two or more of the Regiments are from 

Mississippi. An artillery company from Jackson's 

army passed through — There is a cavalry compa-

ny from Bath county, near town. One of the 

Mississippians told me that a large number of our 

troops left the Railroad at Waynesboro', on yester-

day. We are, of course, ignorant of plans on 

foot. Nothing heard from the enemy since they 

left Harrisonburg. There is a report that Federal 

troops are being withdrawn from Richmond. For 

several days past it has been reported that Andrew 

Johnson, the Lincoln Governor of Tennessee, was as-

sassinated at Nashville. Also that Butler, the Fed-

eral General at New Orleans, was killed. Mrs. M^c

Clung, generally the personification of kind-heart-

edness, has become blood-thirsty, and frequently 

sighs for Lincoln's head to be taken off. Very warm 

to-day. Almost every day we have some one to take a 

meal with us, besides the house full on hand all 

the time. On Thursday, Wm. D. Alexander, of Georgia 

was here — this evening John Graham, of Lexington,

besides Harriet and Lucy Cook. Yesterday Davy 

Strasburg. The artillery company from town (Im-

boden's old battery) was expected this evening.

[transcription by the Valley of the Shadow project]

MSS 38-258