May, Monday 16, 1864
Laura awakened me at daylight to see Cousin Frazor, John and Capt. Wormely leave for Dixie—they left early for fear they would meet a squad of Yanks later in the day. Miss Em and Nannie went to Memphis this morning, got back safe, no late news except Yankee lies, which say that we are beaten in Va. and I do not believe one word of it—never will hear the truth until we get the Southern account. Mr. Wilson came this evening, bro’t me a package of Southern papers (Mobile & Richmond) though not very late date—therefore nothing deffinite from Lee’s army—he had no late news, currier up yesterday—Nannie saw Mr. Harbut at the Provost Marshall today—he will be sent to Alton in a few days. Mr. Crawford came for Nannie today, was very much disapointed—I read all the morning, made me a dress waiste after dinner—Oh! how my heart has yearned for this visit from Miss Em, and how sadly disapointed , yet I have learned to bury my sorrow within my own breast—there is a terible gap in our social circle, we are so widely different in Politics.