Headquarters Dept. Of The Tenn.,
Vicksburg, Aug. 8, 1863.
My Dear Mother:
You must not be disappointed at not seeing me. I could go up
for a brief season; but I dare not make what might be a sacrifice. My business
is here, and here I must stay. I shall not return until my position is assured
and until I have done my behest in an humble way to perpetuate the salvation of
my country. My heart and soul is in this war, terrible as it is. It is a
righteous war, forced upon us as it has been by a most unholy rebellion.
SOURCE: Walter George Smith, Life and letters of
Thomas Kilby Smith, p. 327
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