Dear Rose,
I’m sorry I haven’t written in a while. I’ve been writing to father too and time seems to be slipping farther and farther away. But do know that I think of you and our little boy every night and every day. Now I’m going to move on to wars. Well I’ve been very occupied these last few days. The Confederacy was fighting a very important battle. And thank God with all of our hard work and prayers we won. This win was very important. We needed a big win. And the Rebel forces struck boldly at the Union troops. They were guided by General Joseph Hooker. I hadn’t heard about him until this week but I’m pretty sure I won’t forget him after these past four days. By the way we are at Chancellorsville, Virginia right now, we’ll start moving again really soon. Probably by the time I’m done writing this letter. So when this letter reaches you just now I’ve been moved. Also something really important. You see darling we achieved success during this battle, and we couldn’t be more grateful, but our victory cane at a great cause. We sadly lost General Stonewall Jackson. One of the best Generals the confederacy has had. He was mistakenly shot by one of his own men. Oh poor guy. I can only imagine how he must feel. But Jackson didn’t die in the moment. That was probably very painful. He died 8 days later of pneumonia. May he Rest In Peace. He was a good man. He will always be remembered. Oh well Rose, it seems like I’ve ran out of time but just know that I love you and this will all be over soon.
Sincerely,
James
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