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Rankins & in my Woods lotts East of the house

1864 Novr Sat 26 / fighting line of battle / Rain / Burning houses / Wounded /
Greate preperations are making this morning for battle
Scrimging Commenced about half way to Town at day light The
Canon & small arms are heard verry actively the lines of
battle is formed all around us (prospects for rain) We learn
that several houses are burning down by the Fedrels near &
this side of Town Mr --James-- Mrs Trotters Mr Hughes, Wm
Flemings We hear of the Confed wounded passing South Majr
Genl J. C. Brown & Staffs head quarters in our house The

Sun 27 / Genl Brown & Staff / distruction of property /
soldiers are Campted in every piece of Woods they can find on
the plantation burning up the fences cutting down the trees
all over the plantation 500 Wagons campt all round in the
Yard, lotts, & around the Spring so we could not git any
Watter to drink only by a guard We could get no Meal done
with out 4 days & nights the Mill being pressed. They have
taken 150 Acres of Corn all except what they missed in the field

on Sun 27 Ola filly Dec 16 William give the Ola filla to John on Genl Warlkers Staff
after she was pressed / Sick man / Capt Shoot badly burned / Feds left Monday night 28th /

Killed nearly all our fat hogs, Bull, took the Oley filla, in
short took every thing that they could make use of & they got
all we have they quarreled for more They left a sick man
here a Mr Short on the Staff of Genl Quarles he is verry bad
off head burned They have been fightind round Town down all
all the time the
The Fedrels in a body with many Citizens left Town,
Monday night. The reargard of the Fedrels stayed back for
several days to prevent the Confeds from following after the m
across the river they Confeds are persuing after them We hear