Monday night May 5th [1862]Well the Yankees have been here to search for arms. Three came and sent up word that they wanted to see Mrs. Maury. I went down. The head one said “We have been informed that arms are concealed here and want to get them.”…
Sunday May 4th [1862] Gov Seward, Secretary Staunton and two or three Senators were in town yesterday evening with several Generals, McDowell among the number. The enemy are building a second pontoon bridge above the old Chatham b…
Thursday May 1st [1862]New Orleans has fallen. Commadore Farragut wrote a letter to the Mayor demanding the surrender of the city and that the Confederate and State flags should be hauled down. The Mayor replied that our forces had left the city. There…
Wednesday 30th April [1862] Went down yesterday evening to see the bridge of canal boats that the Yankees are building at the lower wharf. The boats are laid close together side by side. The length of the boat being the width of the bridge…
Sunday 27th [April 1862] Our pickets have succeeded in getting of a large quantity of their stores from here. Received a budget of letters from the dear ones in Richmond to day. We hear that the Yankees have set a stro…
Friday 25th April [1862] Five steam boats and twenty canal boats came up here this evening. We suppose the canal boats are to make a bridge of. The negroes are going off in great numbers, and are beginning to be very independent …
Wednesday 23rd April [1862] Count Mercier, the French Minister, has been in Richmond for the last week. He expresses great surprise at the spirit and unanimity of our people. Says the Yankees have no idea of it. They think the rebellion i…
Sunday 20th [April 1862] I was called out of church to day to see one of our scouts who was on the hill at Mr. Harts and would carry letters to Richmond for us. It was a pleasure to see him and give him the letters myself. He promised to d…
Saturday, 19th [April 1862] The truth must be told. Fredericksburg has surrendered to a force that is afraid to come and take it! The town raised three white flags, to show that they were trebly submissive I suppose. I believe t…
Rocky Lane leading from Caroline Street to what is now known as City DockFredericksburg, VirginiaThis is probably the route Betty Herndon Maury walked to the Rappahannock River on April 18, 1862. See Diary entry for that date.View of the Rappahannock R…
