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June 22-28
At Church and hear Mr. Meade....Soldiers at all hours coming in, the rear guard of the Army. A bloody battle is expected about Richmond. Oh, that it may end the war and give us back our homes and dear ones. Bob and Dave go off to join the Light Horse on Monday. It is with a heavy heart that I say good bye to them ....May the God who neither slumbers nor sleeps keep them both in his keeping and bring them back to us in safety. I make Jabe's preserves this week. Sugar is getting very high-75cents for very dark brown ....[Letters received.] Also one from niece Lizzie telling me David Crocket [a slave at Music Hall] had gone off, they suppose with the army. Mr. Brown goes to Gordonsville and gets him back. The great battle at Richmond has begun-June 27.
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