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

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“We are now planning to go to the lower country, but when and where we do not know.”—Diary of a Southern Refugee, Judith White McGuire.

October 30, 2011

Diary of a Southern Refugee During the War by Judith White McGuire,The American Civil War

Wednesday.—Captain and Mrs. W. N. dined with us to-day. It was gratifying to see him look so well, after the intense suffering through which he has passed. He was borne from the field of Manassas, with what seemed to be a mortal wound; a ball had passed through his body. But, thanks to a merciful Providence, good nursing and surgery have saved his valuable life. We are now planning to go to the lower country, but when and where we do not know.

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