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+ | at Winchester. I hope it is so |
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Richmond May 26th
1862
Dear Sister
I take my pen in hand
to write you a few lines before the
yankees get me. We expect a terrible
battle every day close to the city.
as they are not more than a few
miles off. There has been some
skirmishing already and the
booming of cannon is distinctly
heard here indicating the storm
approaching that is about to burst
upon us at any moment. I expect
to take part in the performance.
Jeff Davis say's he is deter
mined to defend Richmond to
the last extremity. You know that
the Merrimack has been blown
up. What do you think of it.
I tell you what I think. It
was from what I can under
stand since that it was un
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necessary if not criminal as
I see no good reason for so doing
She could have laid at the mouth
of the James River and protected
it from the [ingress?] of the enemy
gunboats. There is something
rotten in Denmark. A dispatch
came in today stating that
Jackson had gained a victory
at Winchester. I hope it is so