Julia Cutler's Civil War Journal

This blog began over four years ago as a tribute to Julia Cutler and as a way to share her remarkable journal written 150 years ago.  She w...

Aug. 1 1865 Tuesday We feel almost tired out, & glad to rest a little from our large family.  Ella Blackside here to spend the after...

[Blank page in the journal and then it resumes on July 5, 1865] July 5”, 1865. Wednesday Still very hot.  Annie Dean & Miss Bra...

Peggy's note: Julia continued to write in the journal sporadically through mid-August.  Today I am publishing all of the remaining ent...

It rained last night.

Lucy Dawes here to dinner.  I wrote to Kate.

William went to Chillicothe as usual for Railroad business — Col. and Major Dawes were here to dinner —