Watford, Christopher M., ed. The Civil War in North Carolina: Soldiers' and Civilians' Letters and Diaries, 1861-1865, Volume 1: The Piedmont. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2003. Books, 6 Flag, women, 6 Equipment, 8 Food, foraging, 8 Bethel battle, 9, 11 Routine, 9-10 Women, 11-12, 17 Departure of troops, 13-14 Enlistment, duty, 14-15 Box, food, 17 Unionists, Lincoln, 18 Tents, 19 Health, 21 Woman, Confederate apron, 21-22 Measles, 22 Theft, punishment, 22-23 Duty, home, freedom, 24-26 Prisoner, First Manassas, 28-29 Furloughs, 35-36 Deserter, 36 Cooking in camp, 37 Conscription, marriage, 38 Women, 37-38 Food prices, 38 Officer election, 39 New Bern, 40-41 Sleeping in cold, 42 Yorktown, shelling, under fire, 44-46 Unhealthy place, 46 Clothing, sleeping, rain, 47 Hot marches, cruel officers, 49 Measles and health, 49 Yankee prisoners, 50 Jefferson Davis, 50 Stonewall Jackson, 50 Drill, cruel officers, 51 Food shortage, Richmond, 52 Prayer near graves of comrades, 54 Food prices, 56 Soldiers, elections, North Carolina, Vance, 57 Hot weather, soldiers falling out, 58 Religion, evil in camp, 59 Maxims criticizing officers, 59-60 1 Farm conditions, 62 Food, 62-63 Second Manassas, 64-66 Antietam campaign, 66- Maryland and Confederates, 68 Pay and debts, 69 Conscription, 69-70 Education, 70-72 Ill and wounded, women, hospital, 72-73 Conscription, exemptions, 72-74 Treason charges, Unionism, 74 Antietam, 74-76 Military contractor, exemption law, 76-77 Conscription, exemption, 78 Death of son at Fredericksburg, 86 Conscription, exemption, 87 Destruction in Fredericksburg, 88-90 Washing clothes, 92 Fredericksburg refugees, 93 Federal demoralization, 94 Deserters, 95 Food, prices, 96 Charleston defenses, 98 Food, 99 Length of war, Federal conscription, 99 Federal desertion, 101 Drill, 102 Stephen Dodson Ramseur, 102 Snow, 105 War of indefinite length, starvation, 108 Chancellorsville, 109-114 Death of Stonewall Jackson, 110 Food prices, 111 Women, cavalry review, 112-13 Confederate prisoner, Fort Delaware, 114 Clothing prices, anti-Semitism, 119 Gettysburg campaign, 121-26 Confederate destruction of Yankee property, 121 McClellan as presidential candidate, 121 Foraging, 125-26 Zebulon Vance, 129 William W. Holden, peace sentiments, 129 Confederate prison, Johnson's Island, 129-30, 146-47, 164-65 Confederate deserter, 131 Deserter, execution, 133 William W. Holden, destruction of Standard office, 133 2 Hospital, 138 Peace, Christmas, length of war, 141 Farming, home life, 144-45 Deserters, 145 Women, 145 Peace sentiments, demoralization, 147 Home guard foraging, 149 Food, boxes, 150-51 Barefoot marching, wife, home, 151 Food, 152 Missionaries, chaplains, 153 Teacher, school, 154 Box, theft, 154-55 Women, ball, asks wife's permission, 156 Prison, black guards, 157 Women, love, 161 Overland campaign, 162ff Wilderness, 162-63 Petersburg, 165-66 Spotsylvania, 166-67 Conscription, 167 Kennesaw Mountain, 170-71 Early raid toward Washington, 172-73, 175 Conscription, violence, murder, 173-74 Little cursing or cardplaying in the army now, 175 Peace and independence, 175 Petition for discharge from Home Guard, 178-79 Cedar Creek, 180-81 Boxes, food, 182 Election of 1864, Lincoln, 182 Robert E. Lee in good mood, 182 Jubal Early's Valley Army, 183-84 Philip Sheridan in the Valley, 183-84 Slave insurrection panic, women, blacks, 186 Christmas, 189 Sermon, infant baptism, not appropriate for war time, 189 Peace, 192 Peace rumors, Blair, 193 Furlough, 193-94 Peace, Hampton Roads conference, 194 Demoralization, only officers favor carrying on the war, 194 Petersburg, 195 Confederate money and specie, 195 Picket duty, 195 Food, cooking, 196 Deserter, execution, 196 3 Sherman in North Carolina, 197 Outlaws, Home Guard, 198 Petersburg, 198-200 Day of fasting, humiliation and prayer, 199 Confederate prisoner, 200 Confederate prisoner, Fort Delaware, 202-3 4 .