Monday, December 17, 2012

1862 December 17 Chapel Hill, N.C.

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

Wednesday--We have just heard the great battle is going on at Fred
-ericksburg-& at the same time the Yankees have attacked Kinston-
Governor Vance has gone down with the conscripts from Raleigh
& reinforcements are arriving at Goldsboro hourly--No mail today
we all feel anxious--Sarah had a letter from Fred to day written near
ly 20 days ago--He had been been marching for several days-& as they
were frightened by a false alarm--they threw away all the comforts they
had in their wagons on the road-& were sleeping without tents or
sufficient coverings - & were everyday expecting to be engaged in
a fight-He had sold his horse & gotten another more manageable--

[MSS 6960]

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