July 21, 1861
Dear Rose,
Thank you for keeping in touch. You don’t understand how hard it has been to be so far away from home, from you and my son.. But we’re doing this for a good cause, one that is paying off. And moments like the ones that occurred yesterday help keep me going. Oh darling I have such good news. You see, yesterday we fought our first major pitched battle at Bull Run. And with God’s help we came out victorious. It was then when it hit me, any of these days could easily be my last. But I’m still here and something in me feels God’s presence. No need to worry honey, I promise you that God will guide me back home. He won’t leave me alone. Well now to give you a bit more information, we were 30 miles from Washington, D.C. and mid battle I noticed that it wasn’t just soldiers in the place. There were some picknicking civilians who were now panicking. Well after we proved to be better than the Yanks and defeated them, there was a whole area set up for us to eat. We could not let such good food go to waste. We were able to eat the food left behind by the civilians as they did what anyone who isn’t prepared for such a situation would do, panicked and ran away. It was only fitting for us to take the civilians place. Let’s just say we had a really good lunch. My love, when I come back home remind me to take you and our son out and have a picnic. They’re honestly really enjoyable. Well this letter will do for now.
Sincerely, James
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