Monday, October 3, 2011

Thursday Oct. 3

I have been painting a piece in water colors today -- roses and honeysuckles.  I am out of practise and do not paint so smoothly as formerly.  Ephraim went down to Camp Diamond today.  It seems that the rebels are actually retreating from the Potomac.  It is thought that Kentucky is now to witness a terrible struggle between the contending armies.


Peggy's comments:
I do wish that some of Julia's paintings had survived!  Roses and honeysuckles!

Camp Diamond was in Jackson, Ohio, which was west of Constitution where Julia lived.

Here are articles from Harper's Weekly regarding Kentucky in the fall of 1861.

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