Catherine Susannah Thomas Markell, diary
July 11, 1861
“Fred and Mr. Heard left for Leesburg at 5 A.M., took a change of clothes and a business letter for Aunt Charlotte’s lawyer...via Noland’s Ferry. Mr. Pagett brought troops from Point of Rocks who fired at them just as they rounded the island. The island was full of rebel soldiers.”
Author
Name: Catherine Susannah Thomas Markell
Unit: N/A
Document Information
Type: Diary
Subject(s):
- Impact on Civilians
Event Location: Frederick City, Frederick Co., MD; Nolands Ferry, Frederick Co., MD; Point of Rocks, Frederick Co., MD
Document Origin: Frederick City, Frederick Co., MD
Source
Markell, Catherine Susannah Thomas. Frederick Maryland in Peace and War 1856-1864, The Diary of Catherine Susannah Thomas Markell. Transcribed by David H. Wallace. Frederick, MD: The Historical Society of Frederick County, Inc., 2006.
Transcripts
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