Sun 1. |
Rain/Cdy/Fair/Fair I went to Bro Saml, in the carry all this evening met with Emily Cary John Kean & Miss H Allen at Huletts – she hird that Bro Allen was in Richmond had been exchanged |
M 2. |
Fair/Cdy Rain/Rain Cdy/Fair I came over with Elitha left Thomasia at Bro Saml, Capt Addams was about to leave – I met Edmond & Capt Addams he lost his horse old bay at Wares place it thundered lightened & rained quite hard win blew hard etc I hired one of the Cashes to ditch in E hill & by ivy hill is to ditch for 10 cts a yard cleaning out etc planting corn on the meadow grubing etc |
Tus 3. corn |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Bro Quarles Wm for corn swaped 4 bu got 1 bu for pups I dined there saw Dr A & Mr Landrum at Jerico with Mr Quarles planting corn on meadow ploughing |
W 4. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to E hill Bob ploughing on river I paid cash the Ditcher $18.00 for ditching I went to Bro Saml for Thomasia Bro Allen came over from Huletts Mr Hanes was carryed away with him planting corn on meadow & E hill reeploughing on river E hill grubing etc |
Th 5 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I came from Bro Saml, with Thomasia Cary & E had a to do Dr Lin ordered out his men [Dr. Linnaeus B. Anderson led a company of Virginia Local Defense Troops, scouts for CSA] went to trebbles hill etc I went to E hill planting corn etc grubing at ivy hill etc |
Fr 6 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Dr Flippoes mill with John for meal I got ˝ bl pd $75.00 for it Sone Mr Ballard went to Nutons bought a cover for James pd 1 dollar saw a good many soulgers hird firing in the direction of Fridicksburg [Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-7.] I planted pumkins seed on meadow planting corn E hill went to mill |
Sat 7. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair James went to Bro Saml for soap grees ploughing mare Planting sorgum seed in frunt of the house ploughed same halling manure for cotton in front of the house |
Sun 8. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. had 6 or 8 scollars John made them a speach had 39 dollars [scholars?] to day hird brisk firing in the direction of Fburg |
M 9. |
Fair warm day/Fair/Fair cdy/Fair Mr & Mrs Sanders came this morning Mr S. took cars this evening Huletts H & C went to Mr Wares I hird that Eugene was dead I hope it was not so [nephew Eugene served in 4th Virginia Cavalry, CSA, Co. C] James started to army met with Yankeys by Tompkins mill John went to Bever dam Depot the Yankeys burnt the stores at Bever dam I can see the light at this time [General George Custer, USA, looted rations, forage, medical supplies, etc. and tore up rail tracks at Beaverdam, May 9 & 10] Bro Allen passed by I went to mill to meet girls Planting sugar kean peas by ice h ploughed the patch rakg cotton etc halling out manure cotton patch |
Tus 10. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I hird a right heavy firing about Chilesburg Andersons & Bever-dam I walked to turn out saw several soulgers Bro Anderson etc the Yankeys passed down the rode General Stuart after them they say I saw Clarence [nephew who served in Co. F, 24th Va. Infantry, Army of N. Va.] Eugene was at home to day Clarence had his horse killed under him on the river by a Yank I sent James to Mr D’s to hire a horse tho went to Gores ploughing cotton patch manuring |
W 11. |
Fair/Rain/Rain/Rain Thomasia Letha & I went to Providence H came with a Letter from R W Swann about L W. Redd, wound we spent the night there planted cotton in front of house |
Th 12. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain We came came home in the Dr, carriage the Dr lent us his horse borrowed horse from Mrs Harris we went to Cousin Frank Tompkins got there in night late Llewellyn at hospital a Mr Fitzhugh Robie wer at cousin Franks ploughing sugar kean patch |
Fr 13. |
Rain/Cdy Rain/Rain/Rain Cousin Frank James & I went to look for Llewellyn found him in Mr Goodens Barn very badly wounded got an amulance & driver by the name of D J Trevy etc carryed him to Cousin Frank Tompkins broke the tung of amulance James came down home with horses ploughing patches etc |
Sat 14. |
Fair Rain/Rain/Cdy/Cdy Sent for Dr Hancock he came to see Llewellyn thinks him very poly etc cousin Frank went to hospitle & got some spirit etc for LWR sent to some of the neighbours for some failed to get it of them Mr Turner & wife came to Cousin Franks. ploughing patches around house etc |
Sun 15, |
Rain/Cdy Rain/Cdy/Cdy Llewellyn departed this life about 10 ock this morning – very soon after the Dr got there was taken worce in the night sent to Mr Leathers for a coffin Mr Pendleton went for it I came down on horse borrowed Mr Southworths waagon sent to Bro Saml & the Dr, for mules & a horse promised to sent them in morning Mrs Sanders & Anna wer hear |
M 16. |
Cdy/Rain/Rain/Cdy Rain H Bro Saml sent 2 mules over Dr A sent one mule & a horse Bob James & I went by Mr New Market & to Mr Leathers for a coffin I pd him $50.00 for it & carryed it to Cousin Franks went by cousin Edmonds he has 2 S at his house wounded Edmond & Dr Lin got to cousin Franks yesterday morning Dr went to camp we started down about 2 ock took us till near night to get home met with Bro Saml Mr Penny 2 daughters the Miss Terrells Gores etc Mr Southworth came over, sat till 10 ock Mrs Sanders is hear E went home with Bro Saml, |
Tus 17. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy We carryed the corps to T Castle & burried it sent Mr S, wagon H Bro Saml, mules Mrs W,s carriage Dr. H & mule came home sent mules back ploughing getting pea sticks etc |
W 18. |
Rain a L/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I sent boy to Dr Flippoes mill failed to get the meal Mary Bettie & Charles came & spent day – Mrs Bibb sent my oxen home Bella & Ball hird fireing near Jerrolds mill etc Billy Noel wounded I planted some watermellon seed Bob ploughed garden & sorgum patch by shop rakg etc getting pea sticks sent to mill |
Th 19. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Mr Dickinsons & borrowed 3 barrells of corn went in the evening with cart for it got it out the parler I planted watermellon seed by Dab’s house saw a good many soulgiers going towards the mill hird a heavy firing this evening planted sugar kean seed by shop ploughing etc |
Fr 20. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Terrells mill went to Vinkner Cobbs for potatoes got 1 bu of Bowles pd $12.00 came by for the meal pd miller the meal borrowed a negro & boy put there horses in my field from Georgy ploughing fresh ground 2 p – getting pea sticks etc shelled corn sent to mill |
Sat 21. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I sheared my sheep & carryed a ewe to Mr Dickinsons & swaped for a ram sent Bro Sam,l home – Edmond Cary & Charles came to day E went home this evening I hird heavy firing above & by Milford, a soulgier came to get me to let there horses run in my pasture [Gen. Winfield S. Hancock’s cavalry captured Milford Station.] I went to ivy hill w Miss B & H. sheared sheep swaped one Mr D killed a lamb sent Anna a qt rakg fresh land planting corn sent Bro S,s wool got some sugar k seed |
Sun 22. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Our army passing by to day crossing the river saw Capt Mccarthy [Captain Edward S. McCarthy, artillery] & others several dined hear to day I gave cash $4.00 for work that he done Miss Bettie Sanford went over to Bro Saml, on her way home Mr Johnson came by went with Edmond home the artilery etc stoped on my field – grazed there horses etc some of the Brunswick men came by [of Brunswick, Georgia?] |
M 23. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I sent Bob & Boys to Bro Sam, with cattle, found a horse in my pasture with very sore back planting corn a little |
Tus 24. |
Fair little Hail a hard wind/Rain/Rain/Fair I went over the river with James some of the enimy came to Anna, & hear carryed Anna, Horse over went to Mr D,s I have a mule mare planted a little corn Fil & Wm [Battle of North Anna, May 23-24] |
W 25. |
Fair/Rain showery/Fair/Cdy I came over home with Br[o] D to mill James came Noels is burnt Thomasia H & Mrs Wiltshire went to see the Dr at Prov. the Dr has nothing to eat – scarcely came back in rain Mr Dickinson came to see me I walked up to Anna, with him – the Enemy came there for fowls etc 1 & 4 S. came by sent to mill for meal Buttlers |
Th 26. |
Rain hard/Fair/Fair/Fair A man came around the house asked for me & James planted cabbage plants 1 square |
Fr 27. |
Rain a little/Fair/Fair/Fair I wacked up this morning with the yard full of the Enimy they took off mule corn tobacco etc etc etc etc they went off after breakfast had all of my locks broke in etc broke in bee hives etc etc etc etc etc the boys got back Mr Russle & I came slept in woods Mr do [Russle] shot at Yankey yesterday this morning hilling hills for tomatoes new garden shelled some corn etc etc |
Sat 28. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I made a cross fence in pasture put my horses & m in put a yoke on Jenny – the boys went to battle fld James went with Gore & Cully to carry 18 priseners to Junction Mr Tuning gave me a oil cloth made a fence across pasture planted sugar kean by Katys house |
Sun 29. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Providence went to Rock Castle to battle field got blankets shirts guns etc saw Cary he gave me some catterages [cartridges] etc crossed at island foard Kellys came with me Bro R Smith came by this evening – [Battle of Totopotomoy Creek, May 29-31, 1864] |
M 30. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went with Thomasia to Bro Saml carryed 3 boys to get the cows brought them over this evening Mr Kid & Farish wer there Miss Robins & Miss Mary & Hency came H went to battle field with JTus 31.ames & girls saw 3 wounded soulgiers 2 C 1 Yank carryed them something to eat etc killed a lamb shelled corn sent to mill Buttlers planting corn went for cows Bro Saml & Dr Lins |
Tus 31. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Terrells carryed H as far as Mrs Dervins gate I went to Mr Keans to inquire about John he got back from K.W., I got 3 scantlin of Buck Terrell carryed it to H Martin to make 2 cultivaters saw Mr Noel there Mrs Sanders came with H. Bob ploughed S potatoe patch halling manure etc |