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[[start page]] Friday 30th A call from Gen. Casey's daughters They have heard from their Father. He was in good spirits when he wrote but feared a severe encounter at Richmond. The young ladies leave early on Monday for the North. Mon. June 2nd Yesterday was clouded with the news of the terrible battle at Richmond. The Southerners attacked Gen. Casey's division which gave way & for a time victory seemed to be in the hands of the South. But the Confederates were finally driven back into Richmond. The slaughter on both sides is said to be terrible. Gen. Casey is reported to be severely wounded but [[Gov.?]] is very [[reticent?]] & it is impossible to know any thing certainly of the fate of our friends. I feel very sorry for Gen. Casey He is an old man & suffering so much from the death of his wife that [[that?]] any serious wound may prove fatal. He must be mortified to that his division was the only one that gave way He has been drilling troops all winter [[strikethrough]] & [[strikethrough]] sending them off as soon as they were ready for service & was finally ordered very suddenly with a body of [[new? raw?]] recruits. He is a good Gen. I hope justice will be done him. I took tea last night with Mrs. Hodges Mrs. Rodgers was rejoicing that her husband was not in the battle but said she had no doubt he had paced the deck of his vessel all day with [[compunction?]] that he could not [[have?]] a hand in the affray. [[end page]] [[start page]] Mrs. Marcy the Mother of Mrs. McClellan had [[strikethrough]] just [[strikethrough]] been there with a note from the President giving her the contents of the telegram from Gen McClel. It contains nothing more than I have mentioned. No further particulars have been received to day. The paper contains only the telegram of the Gen. The news from the west is that Corinth has been evacuated. Little Rock Arkansas is in possession of the Union troops. Tuesday June 3rd Gen Casey's daughters were here this morning They came to thank Father & Mother for their invitation to come to us with their Father Gen. Casey is unhurt but feels very badly about the behavior of his division. It is said. Will has just come in with the N.Y. papers. The battle took place at Seven pines about five miles from Richmond. Many of Gen Caseys officers were disabled by illness & his troops were all more or less affected by the [[malarious?]] atmosphere of the country being fresh from the North & consequently not acclimated as were the other regiments. Gen. Jackson is in retreat before the forces of Gen. Fremont. Sat. June 7th Had a visit from Mr. Holt. He talked more than usual but said very little about the country. He thought it terrible that the insignificant race of negros should be the means of such ruin to the [[end page]]
