Snowden, Clinton A.2018-05-012018-05-011909TRA-047-10-004http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11867/706927 page typed transcription, created by Click Relander."When the war between the States began in 1861, the people of Washington were but poorly prepared to take an interest in it. They had been exhausted by a war at their own doors, in which nearly every man, and many of the women had at some time taken up arms to defend themselves. Those who had not actually enlisted or gone to the field or served in the quartermaster's department, or in some other capacity connected with the volunteers had acted as guards in the stockades and blockhouses, or carried arms with them to the fields when they went about the work of planting the crops which were to support both the volunteers and their own families."NO KNOWN COPYRIGHT The organization that has made the Item available reasonably believes that the Item is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.