I feared Fritz would enter the Northern army

Washington County Historical Society version (1965)¹

Dec. 8—My man has returned with 28 Northerners. Maria is helping me prepare food for them. Fritz is packing up goods to take to the Northern camp to sell. At night they all left. I feared Fritz would enter the Northern army as a soldier but he promised to wait a while.

The Arkansas Historical Quarterly version (1947)²

Dec. 8

My husband is with 28 Northern men. Maria is helping me cook. Fritz packed up several articles to be sold to Northern soldiers. Someone advised him to enlist in the Northern army, but he has promised me he will wait a while.

1. Lemke, W. J. The Hermanns of Old Hermannsburg: Washington County, Arkansas. Fayetteville, AR: Washington County Historical Society, 1965.
2. Memoirs, Letters, and Diary Entries of German Settlers in Northwest Arkansas, 1853-1863.  Selected and Translated By Clarence Evans, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. Vol. VI Fall, 1947 No. 3