Thursday 17th [July 1862]
Mr. Henry took the children to Asheville today to see the battalion leave. They took Harrie a basket of June apples & his coffee. The apples are ripening very fast. Mr. Henry got Zona a long comb & Pinck a pair boots. They are very proud of their things. I made Charlie’s and Hanes’ pants & sewed a little on Lonzo’s. Atheline helped after dinner. Ham Cannon started yesterday to see his son Watson. J. Snelson staid here last Tuesday night. He is a deserter from the 16th regiment.
Source: Diary of Cornelia Henry in Fear in North Carolina: The Civil War Journal and Letters of the Henry Family. Clinard, Karen L. and Russell, Richard, eds. (Asheville,NC: Reminiscing Books, 2008).
