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Catherine Susannah Thomas Markell, diary
April 22, 1863
“Fred ordered to Baltimore for a hearing. Colonel Fish, Major Vredenburg very kind. He went at 1 o’clock and about 90 others in care of a squad command by Lieutenant Colonel Stone.”
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April 20, 1863
“Fred placed under arrest and ordered to appear before Major Vredenburg. Val Ebert and many others arrested.”
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September 12 - December 19, 1862
"Sept 12: Left home, stayed that night at Boonsboro. Sept 13: Left Boonsboro for Hagerstown, at latter place arrived at 11 o’clock remained there until Monday morning, when I left for home with the army wagon train and artillery falling...
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April 10, 1863
“Attended funeral of Horace Schell, a Confederate soldier. Very large, started from his aunt, Mrs. Gaither’s house”
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September 11, 1862
“Mrs. Douglas left. Officers, soldiers and girls here, as usual, until late at night. Visited General Hospital, Major (now Colonel) David Humphries of Tippah County, Mississippi, called today. Richard Rogan came in Tuesday, he said, and looked for me but...
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May 29, 1861
“Early this morning Ben Brown and wife in a buggy, Raymond, Salie and Annie Reich in their carriage, Isaac, Sophia and Hannah Reich with Miss Holland in a two horse carriage, William, Phoebe and Rachel Delashmutt, ditto, Augustus and Laura...
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September 10, 1862
“Over 300 soldiers took meals and lunch at our house during the day. George Markell of Warrenton, Virginia, here. Army commenced moving. A number of officers and hundreds of soldiers her during the day, nearly all took meals, many had...
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September 9, 1862
“Mrs. Douglas, Bob, Ginnie Myers, Alice McLanahan, Fannie Ebert, Annie Fout and I visited Generals Lee, Jackson and Longstreet at their headquarters about 2 miles south of Frederick. We took several bouquets, gave mine to General Longstreet. Henry Douglas introduced...
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May 23, 1861
“Mr. Knott, his wife, son and daughter with Miss Lucy Boteler accompanied my husband and self to Harper’s Ferry. When ascending Bolivar Heights an officer in uniform overtook us and entered into conversation with Mr. Knott who was on horseback...
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September 8, 1862
“Mrs. Douglas and Robert came today. General William Barksdale of Mississippi and staff dined with us. Sent fruit to General Jubal Early by his brother Captain Early---some fine pears and large plums and grapes---he bought a red bandana kerchief and...
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