Tuesday, October 9, 2012

1862 October 10 Chapel Hill, N.C.

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

Friday 10  It has been raining all night--& from appearances will
continue to do so all day--Sarah has received a letter a letter by last
nights mail from Fred I was too glad to see his hand writing when
it was brought in to me first--As we have all suffered much
anxiety on his account---Since hearing of the last battle near Corinth
where tis said after desperate fighting & great loss on both sides we
had to retreat before their new reinforcements--Numbering 4
or five to our one--It has cast a gloom over the Confederacy.  As we
now still leave Nashville in a starving condition--William is
better to day--I hope his indisposition will prove only a cold--Liz
received two letters--None for Eliza or myself--I am very anxious
to hear from Georgia.

MSS 6960

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