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1 Peter, Frances. a Union Woman in Civil War Kentucky: the Diary of Frances Peter. Edited by John David Smith and William Peter, Frances. A Union Woman in Civil War Kentucky: The Diary of Frances Peter. Edited by John David Smith and William Cooper Jr. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2000. Lexington, Kentucky Arrest of a secessionist, 3-4 Arrest of a Confederate spy, 4 Union victory at Mill Springs, Zollicoffer death, 5-6 Women, hospitals, 7 Soldiers’ Aid Society concert, 7 Secession flag hoisted at Transylvania, Morgan’s house, 8-9 Union forces take Nashville, 10 Funeral of Confederate soldier, Fort Donelson, 11-12 Arrest of one of Morgan’s men, 12 Man arrest for carrying Confederate mail, 12 Flag presented to 33rd Indiana, 14 Shiloh, hospital, soldiers, 14-15 Souvenirs from Shiloh, 15 Drunken soldier shot by a Confederate, 16 Women gave soldiers in hospital a dinner, 16 Concert for Soldiers’ Aid Society, controversy over soldier singing, 16-17 Union soldier shot by a freight agent, 20 John Hunt Morgan’s cavalry, 20 et passim Stricter martial law, Mrs. Morgan sent out of town, 21-22 Skirmish with Confederates, 22 Measles, 23 Defense of the city, 25 Men evading service arrested in Covington, 26 Drilling, 26 Rebels tearing up railroad, guerrillas, 27 General Nelson, 28 John Hunt Morgan, Confederate women, Morgan’s men come into Lexington, rough and dirty men, Bragg, 30-39 Mill, Kirby Smith, 40 Discussion with Confederate soldier, 41 Large fire in Lexington, 42 Partisan Rangers, 45 Kirby Smith, Confederate women, 46 Men leading riderless horses through Lexington so people will exaggerate their numbers, 47 Confederates plan to take Frankfort and take state out of the Union, 49 Man arrested because his daughter had waved a flag at Union ambulances, 49 Threats to send away Unionist women, 50 Confederate women flirt with Union officers but not enlisted men, 51 John Hunt Morgan, 51 Confederates packing to leave city, 52 Humphrey Marshall’s soldiers entering Lexington, 53-54 John Hunt Morgan made people open shops, 55 1 Guerrillas demand food, 55 Hospitals full, 59 Confederates ask for guards, 60 Cowardly Confederates try to steal horses, 61 Horse stealing, Unionists, 62 John Hunt Morgan’s wife, 63 John Hunt Morgan, quarrel with Bragg, 64 Both Confederates and Federals search a man’s house, Federal finds many provisions, 64-65 Book that lists what every had been doing against the Confederacy, 65 Morgan’s guerrillas come into town, shooting, surrender of small Union force, 66-67 Morgan’s men driven away by Federal cavalry, 68 Jefferson C. Davis and Bull Nelson, 68-69 Fool a Confederate customer buying a hat, 69 General Wright, battle of Richmond, 69 Confederates and hospital, 70 Dirty Confederates die off fast, 70 Threats of Morgan’s men to hang Union prisoners, 70 Buell, 71 Cleaning hospital, 71 Morgan’s men attempted horse stealing, 72 Soldiers searching Confederate homes, 72 Doctors restrict women in hospitals, 74 Passes, 75 Confederate woman insults soldiers but gets hoops caught, 76 Unionist deceives Confederates, 77 Green river, pursuing Bragg, 77 Confederate women, 77-79 Grand Jury enforcing law against Confederates, 80 McClellan removal from command, 80 Soldier Aid Society concert, 81 Confederates forced to pass under large United States flag, 81 Disapproves of Union officers socializing with Confederates, 82 Wounding of black man by a blacksmith, 83 Women, concert for soldiers, 84 Signal corps, 84 Conscription, 85 Measles, 85 Officers arrested for enticing slaves away from owners, 86 John Hunt Morgan’s wife, 86 Slaves whipped for drinking and playing cards in a woman’s kitchen 87 Unionist arrested by receiving a Confederate letter, 87 General Granger, rumor of Morgan threat to Lexington, 88 Rumors about Morgan and death of Basil Duke, 89 Confederate prisoners, 89 Soldier pay, alcohol, 90-91 Death of drunken soldier, 91 2 Diphtheria, 91 Hiding a Union soldier, 92 Secret society to break up the Union, Buchanan, 92 Missouri Cavalry leaving town, 92 Episcopal prayer meeting, resolution to visit the sick, 92-93 Emancipation Proclamation, 93 Ladies Aid Society, 93 Black soldiers, 96 Excluding escaped slaves from enter Union camps, 96 Morgan’s raid, 97ff Confederate peace meeting, 98 Meeting of Kentucky State Rights Party, 99 Washington’s Birthday, 99 Town full of refugees, 100 Tricking of a citizen by Confederates in Union uniform, 100 Free blacks frightened of Confederates, 100 Morgan prisoner sent to Camp Chase, 101-2 Guerrillas seize horse from hearse, 102 Convalescents from hospitals to aid in defense of Lexington, 103 Confederates try to capture a Kentucky state senator, 103-4 Suspicious Confederates and hospital, 104 Confederate prisoners dressed in Union uniforms, 105 Horse stealing, 105 Women’s Aid Society, Tableaux, 106 Union convention, copperhead, 107-112 Smallpox, 108 Confederate letters, 108 Confederates sent south, 108-9 Rosecrans order, expulsion of Confederate women, 111 Guerrillas derail train, injuries and death, 113 Spy caught, 114 Confederates in Mount Sterling, hospital burned, 114-15 Martial law,116 Some women want Confederate flags on their cakes, 116 Confederate women and Episcopal service, 117 Burnside, Mount Sterling, 117 Treatment of slaves coming into Union lines, 118 Soldiers, alcohol, 119 Burnside, 120 Excavation of Indian mound, 120 France and Confederate recognition, 120-21 Confederate women and prisoners, 121 Woman Confederate letter carrier captured, 121 Burnside and hissing Confederate women, 121-22 Hospitals, 122 Robberies of grain, animals, beehives, 123 3 Confederate women arrested, 124 Burnside, Wilcox, suppression of Cincinnati Enquirer, 124 Soldiers dump out alcohol, 124-25 Departure of Federal troops, 125-26 Confederates and false alarm on fire, 126-27 Cannot fortify Lexington, 127 Expulsion of Confederate women, 128 General Wilcox, dance, hospital fire, 128-29 Women left theater when national music being played, jailed, 129-31 Burnside suspends circulation of New York World and Chicago Times, 131 Confederates in jail, 132 General Wilcox, 132 Railroad accident, 132 Camps of instruction, 133 Members of quartermaster department arrested, 134 Black soldiers in Cincinnati, 135 Nunnery burned, 135 Gettysburg campaign, 136 Women and Confederate graves, 136 Mutiny of black soldiers against their officers, 136 Confederate deserters who joined Union regiments, hospital, 137 Guerrillas attacks on railroad train, 137 General Hartsuff and punishment of Confederate sympathizers, 139 Kentucky loyalist newspapers and account of Morgan’s men, 140 Martial law in Cincinnati and northern Kentucky, 141 Confederate women sent patient too much to eat, 141 John Hunt Morgan, Lebanon, 142 20th Kentucky (Union), 142 Copperhead candidate, 143 Jail escape attempt, 144 English press, pro-Confederate, 144 Dogs, 144 Morgan, Ohio Penitentiary, 145 Union spy, 146 Disfranchisement of Confederates, 146 Burnside, martial law, 147 Election, 147 Mrs. John Hunt Morgan, 148 Election, martial law, 148-49 Scout tracking a deserter, 149-50 Thanksgiving, churches closed, 150 Jail fire, 150 Lincoln makes Col. Wolford a general, 151 Use blacks to work on railroads, 151 Copperheads sent men here to vote, 151-52 48th Pennsylvania in camp, 152 4 Criticizes medical direction, 152-53 Black ball, alcohol, 153 Bull Nelson’s body arriving, 154-55 Copperhead woman, 155 New York draft riot, 155-56 Rumor that John B. Floyd is dead, 158 Bramlette inauguration, 159 Confederates are big liars, 161 79th New York, 161-62 William Howard Russell and ironclads, 162 Prisoners from Cumberland Gap, Confederate woman, 163 Chickamauga, Kentucky losses, 164 Confederates killed a wounded man at home from Chickamauga at Knoxville, 166 Germans hanging Confederates in Missouri, 166 Impressment of free blacks to work on roads, 167 Burglaries, houses, women, 167 Emancipation coming, war decreasing value of blacks as slaves, 168 Guerrillas, 168 Confederates nearly capture a Federal commissioner, 169 Henry Ward Beecher, slavery question, 169-70 Confederate officers given men whiskey mixed with gunpowder, corpses turn black, 170-71 Confederates happy about some rumor, 171 Fire, 171 Thanksgiving, food, hospital, soldiers, 172-74, 176 John Hunt Morgan escaped from Ohio penitentiary, 174 Defeat of Longstreet in Tennessee, 174-75 Libby Prison, 175 Rumors about guerrillas, 175-76 Salutes, 176 Lincoln, amnesty and reconstruction, 176 Blacks caught after church and sent to Camp Nelson to work on roads, 177 Conscription, exemptions, 178 Thefts, 179-80 Snow, 181 Soldiers frozen in the cold, 181 Grant, 182 Garrett Davis, debate on expulsion from the Senate, 182-83 48th Pennsylvania, furlough, 183 Confederate prisoners, 183-84 Bramlette, recruiting of black soldiers, 184 Capture letters written by Confederate women to soldier husbands, 184-85 Newspapers, Unionist sentiment, 185 Smallpox, 186 Reenlistment of Kentucky regiments, 186 John Hunt Morgan, 186-87 Unionists coming to favor emancipation, 187 5 Slaves from Methodist minister’s family run away, 187-88 Guerrillas, 188 George D. Prentice and Louisville Journal, newspaper, Vallandigham, 190-91, 193-94 Slaves prices going down, 190 Hospital to be in charge of commissioned officers, 191 Dinner for soldiers, Home Guard, 191-92 Does not trust two Confederates come back from Camp Chase who had taken oath, 192 Halleck, 192 6th Kentucky Cavalry, disorder in the streets, 194 Col. Frank Wolford gave a copperhead speech, denouncing enrollment of black soldiers, arrested, 195-96 Basil Duke, 196 Wolford and Bramlette, 197-98 Slaves prices, 198 Robert Breckinrdige, Bramlette, 199 Sociable Club, dancing, 200 Camp Nelson, 201 Confederate farmers hoarding supplies and driving up prices, 201-2 Bramlette and black soldiers, 202 6 .
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