Sunday, July 8, 2012

1862 July 6 Chapel Hill, N.C.

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

Sunday 6th  Communion to day being the 1st Sunday in the month.  Our
Congregation was not as large as usual--No melodian--Mr Fred Fetter
being away--& Susy Wingfield stayed with Mrs Vermillian who
heard of the death of her husband a few moments before Church opened.
He fell in battle- & after looking all over the list of wounded & killed & not
finding his name there she passed it to another---who on reading the
obituaries found it there. She is very young--very pretty--has two
small children & appeared devoted to her husband--It is a terrible shock
to her--She cant realize it--Still her grief is truly distressing tho'
not more so than his poor old mother--& his youngest sister who is
here too--on him the 2 latter are entirely dependent--I am truly sorry
for her--But sympathy tho' soothing cannot allay sorrow--deep and
long must be her wailing-  sad & sorrowful her walk henceforth.  For
the one dearest & most beloved has been called from earth, where
she cannot meet him more--I received a letter from Liz in todays
mail--she says she will soon be here.  Will bring Dan with
her to go to school in Hillsboro'--Henry will return to Mr Hamer[?]

MSS 6960

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