Schreckhise describes the jubilation over the attack on Fort Sumter, and he confidently claims that all of Virginia is in favor of secession.
Schreckhise writes to his friend Amanda about the current "dark days" of the Confederacy and appears to have obliquely proposed marriage to her.
Schreckhise writes to his son about news from home, including complaints about religious dissenters who avoid enlisting, although he also encourages his son not to enlist quite yet.
Roler writes to his cousin James Schreckhise about current conditions in the Valley as a result of its partial occupation by Union troops.
Mary writes to her brother James about news from home, and that she fears that their brother Daniel may have been killed at Manassas.
George Schreckhise writes to his son James about his mother's illness, the impressment of his slaves, and other news from home including smallpox. He also talks about purchasing a substitute for his son Daniel.
Schreckhise writes about the Union raids in the Valley and the difficulties the population is experiencing as a result. Schreckhise also shares other news from home with his brother.
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