1862 July 14 Fauquier County, Va.

[from the diary of Anne Madison Willis Ambler]

Monday July 14, 1862

After I had read, & was just going to ask
Fannie to walk,- Mary came rushing into
my room & said I can't imagine what is
the matter with Mother, she is talking -
& looks strangely.- Mother had been sick during
the night & was not at breakfast-  I went
into her room & found her talking wildly I 
advised Mary to send for the Dr. just as sis 
B. came in & was equally shocked to 
see her--But when I told Fannie & said 
that I had made her another julep.  Oh- that is 
the matter with her says F. she has had too 
much-- & so  it proved when the Dr came 
after she had had a long nap, she revived her 
stomach as too weak, & she had taken two 
large juleps--It was a funny scene & all 
of us standing around in perfect amazement at 
her incoherent expressions--
Mary & I walked out & when we returned 
we found brother Charles C. had arrived--
He brought us no news from home but said they were 
all well when he saw them last -- we were 
disappointed not to get a letter but when 
we reflected -- we excused him--It was 
delightful to hear of all our 
county people and home--  Poor Mr R. Craighill 
was killed in the battle of Keyes Cross--


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


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