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Rome September 12, 1862 [?] Friday Morning

Darling Mother, I was so glad to get your last letter which came [of?] last mail day, it seemed a long time since I

had heard from you all, and our letters do not seem

to go straight - for it has been much more than two

weeks since I have had a letter from my sister, and I have written

to her twice since her last - except one which came a day

or two ago, dated the 26th of June. The same mail which

brought your letter brought me one from Father, saying we

had good reason to think dear Charley was safe. God be prais-

ed for that. I confess I could not greatly rejoice over our

glorious victories until I heard that. What glorious victo-

ries they were. I wonder what Gen Lee thinks of volunteers

now, in the beginning of the war don't you remember with

how much contempt Mildred used to speak of them and

said her father said they could do nothing against reg

ulars? How glorious for our gallant army to be in Maryland

now the poor oppressed people there will have a chance

to throw off the heavy yoke they have been groaning

under, and show that they can strike for freedom. I

shall be much disappointed if there is not a great rise

in Maryland