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Judith White McGuire, Diary of a southern refugee during the war, by a lady of Virginia, 1861. (search)
ly. Jackson leaves a wife and children. I know the country will take care of them. He is the first martyr. I shudder to think how many more there may be. The question with us was, what was next to be done? Mr.-- had voted for secession, and there were Union people enough around us to communicate every thing of the sort to the Federals; the few neighbours who were left were preparing to be off, and we thought it most prudent to come off too. Pickets were already thrown out beyond Shuter's Hill, and they were threatening to arrest all secessionists. With a heavy heart I packed trunks and boxes, as many as our little carriage would hold; had packingboxes fixed in my room for the purpose of bringing off valuables of various sorts, when I go down on Monday; locked up every thing; gave the keys to the cook, enjoining upon the servants to take care of the cows, Old Rock, the garden, the flowers, and last, but not least, J--‘s splendid Newfoundland. Poor dog, as we got into the ca