April 17th, 1862

Whenever Samuel tell's me not to worry and that he will be alright, makes me worry even more about him. A lot has occurred the past few days concerning the war. On April 12th, the confederates fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Although, the next day, Fort Sumter surrendered. Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers April 15th, that is a plentiful amount of people. Today, Virginia's convention voted for secession. There are so many events concerning the war occurring. I hope Samuel is doing well and that Henry recovers quickly so he can be back on his feet. From the looks, it seems Henry may have to go back to war soon. He is doing well but also, Lincoln is calling for more soldiers including the ones who are still serving.

Today was a slow day, I only assisted patients that've been there for weeks. I changed out patients bandages, served lunch and cleaned up. I always figured public food such as doctors and such served horrible foods. Although, those are just rumors from stereotypes, the food cooked at the Commission was wonderful. I don't know if it's just me because I'm so use to only eating food I usually cook, but it was very delightful! I wonder if people think of my food as delightful as I think of theirs. I love cooking but I never stopped to think, am I even a good cooker?