Henry William Ravenel, 1814-1887: Private Journal 1861:Page 129

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the system will be continued & extended, aided as it now is by the Govt at Richmond 
This plan of Relief for the sick & wounded soldiers was put in operation soon after the battle of Manassas & up to this time has been confined to our state. Our supplies however have been freely shared by all. Lately a move has been made & the same system is now in operation for Georgia, Alabama & Louisiana. After a whi1e each state will probably adopt the same; & our soldiers will then be amply provided for by their friends at home. So should it be. Let not our brave men who have sacrificed the care & comforts of home, want these necessaries of life, in addition to the perils of war. 
William & Ellen expect to leave us today for upper Georgia & the Montvale springs. 
Mr Heyward & Henry Le N. Ravenel arrived in Aiken last night