Augusta County: Diary of DeWitt Clinton Gallaher (1864-1865)

        Left New Market on the stage. I found Fred Effinger ofStaunton top of stage and he and I enjoyed the ride. He toldme there was a girl in the stage who had run off from homewith a soldier and she had been in camp with him, of "easyvirtue" etc. They discovered her in a soldiers uniform and sent her home. Inpassing an old frame house the stage came to a stop and thedriver called to a woman standing in the door and said, "Hereis your daughter!" I can even now see that awkward girl inuniform running up the walk crying and her poor old heartbroken mother coming to meet her. Arrived in Staunton thatnight.