Wednesday, June 13, 2012

1862 May 14 Fredericksburg, Va.

[from the diary of Dr. Brodie Strachan Herndon]

14 Luc & I take a sunrise start for
a 12 mile ride & have a glorious gallop
mighty hot coming back.  Yankee
pickets withdrawn from road.  They
say they are ordered to Richmond.
Little Mil makes us a refreshing
glass of lemonade--Mother receives
interesting letter from Mit in Baltimore
She had intended coming to see us
but was prevented by the difficulties
of getting here.  All the bridges
were burnt by us on the 18th April
(good Friday) when our troops withdrew
and the Enemy took possession.  They
rebuilt the car bridge and constructed
one on piles towards Falmouth and
one on canal boats at the wharf.
All were swept away by a
flood on the 4 June.    Mother *&
I take strawberries & cream at Mrs
Hart's  Look out for the news
boy every day. We have to take
our dish with the savour of Yankee Cookery

MSS 2563-b

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