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

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Letters and diary of Laura M. Towne.

September 13, 2013

Letters and diary of Laura M. Towne

[Diary] Sunday, September 13, 1863.

To-day in church $107 was taken up for a monument on Fort Wagner to Colonel Shaw from black people alone, Ellen and I, however, each putting in something. Mr. Tomlinson told the people that the soldiers on Morris Island were suffering for fresh food, and wanted potatoes. The whole church responded that they would give the potatoes.

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