Sunday, July 1, 2012

1862 July 1 Chapel Hill, N.C.

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

Tuesday 1st of July  Cloudy & rather warm.  Everybody anxious for news from the seat
of War--The Examiner gives us great encouragement--So far all seems to
favourable for the Confederates--& I pray it may continue so--How soon this
cruell War would end--If all the loafers about--cowards--& half Union
men were made to enter the Ranks instead of lounging about at
corners finding fault with our President & generals--I for one would
gladly chain them into service, & the great negro men too--I cant bear to
look at them idleing about-knowing that for them & theirs this cruel
War was projected--Cousin Sally London & Anna Wright have arrived & are at
Judge Persons'---paid Mr Guthnell board to day $5 pr week--For E & self $40--
The last payment was made on the 3d of July[sic]

MSS 6960

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