Scope and Contents Barrier writes that he is presently experiencing the "coldest winter within the knowledge of the oldest inhabitants of this section." All is quiet, though Saturday last the enemy shelled their position all day and advanced upon them, with little result. He acknowledges the recent news that peace talks have failed, decries those who still hope for reconstruction with the union, and celebrates Jefferson Davis for honorably attempting to pursue peace: "The time has at last arrived when there is...