1862 August 20 Staunton, Va.

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

Wednesday morning, Aug. 20, 1862.

A number of Marylanders, escaping from the draft ordered by 

the Lincoln government, have arrived here. Quite a cavalcade 

of them came in a while ago on horseback. It is rumored 

that Pope's army is falling back. The Railroad trains being 

used for transportation of troops from Richmond + Lynch-

burg, we have no regular mails here this week. The freight 

train brought the mail yesterday. Burnt up my old bee-

hive yesterday evening, to destroy the worms, which infested it. 

Had a crowd of visitors last night.

[transcription by the Valley of the Shadow project]

MSS 38-258