Catherine Susannah Thomas Markell, diary
September 5, 1862
“Rumors of the approach of the Confederate army. Federals burning their stores and “skedadlin.” We staid on the roof of the house until after midnight. Saw the sick from the Barrack Hospital straggling with bandaged heads etc towards Pennsylvania. Was greatly excited.”
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
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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