March 17th, 1861.—Brother Amos has been a member of the Governor’s Guards for a long time; that is, ever since the company was organized last October and he did not tell us until tonight that the Guards volunteered two weeks ago. Sister Mag was wild with grief at first but Mother tried to comfort her by insisting that there would be no fighting—just talk of war and reconciliation would follow. Brother Junius came in to supper and he told us he and Dr. Gardner and several others were raising a company in this county, to be called the Dixie Yoemen. Richmond Gardner, Captain; Joel Blake, 1st Lieutenant; Junius Taylor, 2nd Lieutenant; Jimmie Conner, 3rd Lieutenant. These men must think there will be war or they would not be preparing for it. This is extremely exciting.
Susan Bradford is 15 years old when this entry was made.