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

MAY 9TH. —My family, excepting my son Custis, started to-day for Raleigh, N. C., where our youngest daughter is at school. But it is in reality another flight from the enemy. No one, scarcely, supposes that Richmond will be defended. But it must be!

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