1862 September 24 Chapel Hill, N.C.

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

Wednesday 24th  A little cloudy to day--Liz Sarah & Elizabeth have gone a shop
-ping--I spent the morning upstairs reading the news aloud to Mrs Walters
& we have very painful news from Wilmington the Yellow fever spread
-ing & several more of our finest young men killed & wounded in the
last battle in Maryland--Eddy Mears & Willy Quince amongst the killed
The two DeRosetts--Colonel William & Lieutenant Armand severely wound
-ed--It is thought Tom Cowan is killed also==O that I could hear Tom was
again safe, - & that Sarah could get another letter from Fred--Mrs Pearce
from Wilmington is here- & we find her quite agreeable-Liz has
just left to send the day with Mrs Phillips--I have written Joe a long
letter to day--Eliza has been writing all the morning---

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