June 17th, 1863.—Vague and contradictory rumors fill the air; we seem to be upon the brink of a change some way. The army of Northern Virginia is on the move and we can only pray and work, for it grows more difficult with every passing day to provide the barest necessities for our brave boys at the front. Never did men fight under greater disadvantages. The armies must be supplied even if the home-folks starve. We do not let them know how we have to stint ourselves. They must not have our burdens to bear in addition to their own.
Susan Bradford is 17 years old when this entry was made.