Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

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Kate Cumming: A Journal of Hospital Life in the Confederate Army of Tennessee.

July 1, 2013

Kate Cumming: A Journal of Hospital Life in the Confederate Army of Tennessee.

July 1.—Great excitement in town. News has come that the enemy is across the river, and intends shelling the place. We are having hospital flags put up, but I do not see that they will do any good, as it is said the enemy pay no respect to them. We are packing up in a hurry to move. Our hospital being near the river, we will be honored by the first shot. The house we are now in is marked by last year’s shelling. I believe the delay of the cars the other evening was owing to moving the wounded, as our army is hastily retreating.

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