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Judith White McGuire, Diary of a southern refugee during the war, by a lady of Virginia, 1861. (search)
greatly excited. Perhaps there was no one present who had not some near relative at Manassas, and the impression was universal that they were then fighting. This suspense is fearful; but we must possess our souls in patience. Monday, July 22, 1861. We can hear nothing from Manassas at all reliable. Men are passing through the neighbourhood giving contradictory reports. They are evidently deserters. They only concur in one statement — that there was a battle yesterday. Tuesday, July 23, 1861. The victory is ours! The enemy was routed! The Lord be praised for this great mercy. Evening. Mr.----and myself have just returned from a neighbouring house where we heard the dread particulars of the battle. We saw a gentleman just from the battlefield, who brought off his wounded son. It is said to have been one of the most remarkable victories on record, when we consider the disparity in numbers, equipments, etc. Our loss, when compared with that of the enemy, was sma