1862 August 23 Chapel Hill, N.C.

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

Saturday 23d--Another disappointment--no letters from Fred Tom
or Mr Watters this morning--Liz & Eliza have spent the day up
stairs reading a book together sent to Liz by Mrs Person--Sarah,
Mrs [?] Guthrie & I spent the forenoon in the parlour--
I received a letter from Vergil--No news in any of the
papers--A battle momently expected--Oh how awful
to think of it--So much blood to be spilt--so many brave men
to fall--May God be on our side--Kate Fetter brought me
a basket of nice figs--& Eliza a bunch of flowers--Mrs Guthrie
gave for a lb of tea yesterday in Hillsboro' $10-

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