Catherine Susannah Thomas Markell, diary
July 22, 1861
“Fred returned from Virginia today.... He heard the cannon from the battle of Bull Run.... They forded the Potomac at Noland’s Ferry and both horses swam and they were obliged to get on the seat as the buggy floated. A rebel soldier of Ashby’s command drove over from the island. The rebels returned the fire of the federal troops on the Maryland side.”
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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