Spence, John C. A Diary of the Civil War. Murfreesboro, Tenn.: Rutherford County Historical Society, 1993. Murfreesboro, Tennessee Election of 1860, 2 Secession election in Tennessee, 5 Fort Sumter, 6 Army wagon, 7 Question of war, 7 Confederate confidence, 8 Kentucky, 8-9 Tennessee secession vote, 9 Electioneering, soldiers in camp, 9 First Manassas, Bull Run, 11-12 Women hospital society, 12 Hospital, 12 Fence rails, 12-13 Gunboats, 14 Mill Springs, Fishing Creek, Zollicoffer, Crittenden, 14-15 Fort Henry, 15 Fort Donelson, 15-17 Abandonment of Nashville, 17 John Hunt Morgan, 18, 23, 41 Murfreesboro, Federals arrive, Orsmby Mitchel, 19-23 Albert Sidney, Johnston, 20 General Mitchel and cotton confiscation, 21 Federals stealing horses, 21 Slaves fleeing to Federals, 21 Federals searching houses in Murfreesboro, 22 Oath, 23 Battle of Shiloh, Albert Sidney, Johnston, 23-25 New Orleans, Benjamin F. Butler, 26 Corinth, Beauregard, 26-29 Home guards, 29-30 Confederate flag, 30 Support for war, 31 Oath, passes, slaves, 32 Federals and slaves, 32 Oath, provost marshal, Murfreesboro officials, 33-34 Colonel Parkhurst expedition of Chattanooga, Confederate women, 34-35 Nathan Bedford Forrest, 36 Foraging, 36-37 Provost marshal, churches, false charges against citizens, searching houses, 37-39 Methodist church, Nashville, conflict over minister, 39 Foraging, horses, corn, 40-41 1 Rumors, Morgan, 41-42 Mayor, alderman, oath, 42 Forrest and Federal cavalry, 43-48 General Crittenden, 45-48 Provost marshal, 48-49 Hospitals, women, 49-50 Bragg Kentucky campaign, 50-54 Federal soldiers, 54 Confederate soldiers, 55 Stones River, Murfreesboro, 56-70 Soldiers, surgery, 64 Rosecrans comes into Murfreesboro, 64-65 Local families and wounded Confederates, 70 Fence rails, 70 Hospitals, 71 Federals and slaves, 71-72, 77 Fortifications, 73 Refugees, 74-75 Federals search houses, 75 Slang words, 76-77 Federal officers, prostitutes, 78-79 Provost marshal, 80 Federals and quarters, 80 Street cleaning, 81 Federals stealing hides from a tanyard, 81 Slaves coming through the lines, 81-83 Guard house, 82-83 Churches and hospitals, 83 Fortifications entrenchments, 85-86 Cedar from Stones River battlefield made into souvenirs, 86, 143-44 Officers make money, 86 Surgeons and doctors, 87 Cooks, 87 Ministers, chaplains, 87-89 Hospitals, 89 Methodist chaplains, 90 Rosecrans, Catholics, Easter, 90-91 Alcohol, 91 Methodist abolitionist, black minister, 91-92 Rosecrans, 93-94 Gettysburg, 94 Slaves and pleasure, 94-95 Vicksburg and Port Hudson, 95 Union League, 96 Confederate chaplain, 96-98 Chickamauga, 98-99 2 General Wheeler raid, 99-102 Ministers, abandoned property, confiscation, chaplain, businessman, 102-5 Business and merchants under military occupation, 105-6 Lincoln’s call for more troops, conscription, reenlistment, 107-8 Black soldiers, 108 Chattanooga, Bragg, 108-9 Black school, 110-113 Recruiting black soldiers, 113-114 Comparing northern and southern soldiers, 115 Smallpox, 115-16 Stones River monument, 116 Black religious meeting, 116-17 John Hunt Morgan, 117-18 Quality of soldiers, reenlistment, morale, 118-19 Fighting for emancipation, Union, 119-20 United States flag, 120 Christmas, 121 Length of war, 121 Confiscation and stealing, 121-22 Subjugation, 122 Wood price, 123 Prices, food, inflation, 123 Lincoln, 124 Deserters and condition of Confederate army, 124 War rumors, 124-25 Election of 1864, 125-26 Black character, slaves, soldiers, 126 Yankees, cotton, former slaves, 126-27 False accusation against women as spies, 127 Yankee impudence, watch sale, 127-28 Searching house for a Confederate uniform, really to see if there is anything worth stealing, 128 Black soldiers, 129 Small pox, 129 United States flag, Union, abolition, 129-30 Washington’s birthday, 130 Deserters and false accounts of conditions in Confederate army, 130 Andrew Johnson, local elections, 130-31 Confederate who did not much fight and has gone over to the Federals, 131 Yankees and cotton, 132 Federal regiments with too many officers, 132-33 Nathan Bedford Forrest, 133 Black soldiers, 133-34 Lincoln and Grant, 134 Search for Confederate flag that did not exist, 134-35 Northern teacher, 135-36 War and slavery, race, 137 3 Black soldiers, 137 Contraband camps, 137-38 Local business, money, 138 Sale of abandoned property, Yankees, 138-40 Nathan Bedford Forrest, Fort Pillow, 140-41 Northern planters in Mississippi, 142 July 4, blacks, dinner, speech, 142-43 Black religious revival, women, 144 Atrocity of Union cavalry, 144-45 Joseph Wheeler raid, local forces, 145-48 Nathan Bedford Forrest raid, 148 Murder of a Unionist, 148-51 Nathan Bedford Forrest, Rousseau, Milroy, 152-54 Blacks panic during raid, 154 Confederate prisoners, 155 Nashville convention, 155-56 Tennessee election, 1865, 157 Black celebration, 157-58 Robert E. Lee surrender, 158-59 Federal soldiers mustered out, 159 Confederate soldiers coming home, 160 United States flag raised, 160-61 Reburial of Confederates, 161-62 4 .