January 29, 1863 to August 24, 1863

PRINCE GEORGES, Maryland

Church/Religious-Activity, Health/Death, War

In 1863 Priscilla Munnikhuysen Bond wrote in her personal diary about the hardships the Civil War brought upon her. Bond wrote regularly about her faith and how the "Lord [will] direct our ways and grant we may follow them." Although a Maryland native, Bond moved to Louisiana in 1861 because of her husband Howard Bond's service in the Confederate Army. His departure invoked many of the religious passages...