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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ... 1 COLUMBIA; S. C. February 20; 1862-- July 21; 1862 OLUMBIA; S. C; February 20; 1862.--Had an appetite for my dainty breakfast. Always breakfast in bed now. But then; my Mercury contained such bad news. That is an appetizing style of matutinal newspaper. Fort Donelson 1 has fallen; but no men fell with it. It is prisoners for them that we can not spare; or prisoners for us that we may not be able to feed -. that is so much to be " forefended;" as Keitt says. They lost six thousand; we two thousand; I grudge that proportion. In vain; alas! ye gallant few--few; but undismayed. Again; they make a stand. We have Buckner; Beauregard; and Albert Sidney Johnston. With such leaders and God's help we may be saved from the hated Yankees; who knows? February 21st.--A crowd collected here last night and there was a serenade. I am like Mrs. Nickleby; who never saw a horse coming full speed but she thought the Cheerybles had sent post-haste to take Nicholas into co-partnership. So I got up and dressed; late as it was. I felt sure England had sought our alliance at last; and we would make a Yorktown of it before long. Who was it? Will you ever guess?--Artemus Goodwyn and General Owens; of Florida. 1 Fort Donelson stood on the Cumberland River about 60 miles northwest of Nashville. The Confederate garrison numbered about 18;000 men. General Grant invested the Fort on February 13; 1862; and General Buckner; who commanded it; surrendered on February 16th. The Federal force at the time of the surrender numbered 27;000 men; their loss in killed and wounded being 2;660 men and the Confederate loss about 2;000. Just then; Mr. Chesnut rushed in; put out the light; locked the door and sat still as a mouse. Rap; rap; came at the door. "I say; Chesnut; they are...