My son wavington(51) come home last week, left the army the 3 of march, there is manny coming home, i feel like i can hardly live under the presant appearance of things, it is two sad to think of, the most disgraseful downfall that ever a hy minded people had to baire. i think the leeders deserves punishment for flattering the people so long and getting so manny in trouble, waveyington come in to see mee and went to headquarters and showed his papers to the Capton, told him he cold goe whare he pleased, he stayed all night But i did not feel right about his staying, all said no danger but at midnight their come a dozen privaty and a Sargent of a very bad company that has bin stationed heare for a yeare, that is in a habit of beeting anny boddy they please nearly to death and caled for him, i ansered them, they told mee they wold have him or tare my house down. o Sister cant tell you my feelings i exspected it wold bee death, i ast permision to put on my dress before i opnd the door. while they was waiting i told warry all cold save him cold bee to raise the athoritys. i run upstairs and put my head out of the window and Screamed at the top of my voise. one of my neighbors ladys come runing to my house, they drove her back but she run up the street and raised the Capton. he come in haste but they Broke my door and took him. the Capton met him and took him to his rooms and kept him all night, i dont know whether he will stay heare or not, there is none of mine in the army now, the lord only nows what will become of them, i dont.
I read a diary online of a young Howard Co. guy who didn't want to fight so he and some of his friends hid out in the woods. When evading capture became difficult he went north to Illinois and worked on a farm for a while. When he returned he still had to hide out so went back to Illinois.