Near White Oak Swamp Bridge.
An ever-kind Providence has greatly blessed our efforts and
given us great reason for thankfulness in having defended Richmond. To-day the
enemy is retreating down the Chickahominy towards the James River. Many
prisoners are falling into our hands. General D. H. Hill and I are together. I
had a wet bed last night, as the rain fell in torrents. I got up about
midnight, and haven't seen much rest since. I do trust that our God will soon
bless us with an honorable peace, and permit us to be together at home again in
the enjoyment of domestic happiness.
You must give fifty dollars for church purposes, and more
should you be disposed. Keep an account of the amount, as we must give at least
one tenth of our income. I would like very much to see my darling, but hope
that God will enable me to remain at the post of duty until, in His own good
time, He blesses us with independence. This going home has injured the army
immensely.
SOURCE: Mary Anna Jackson, Life and Letters of
General Thomas J. Jackson (Stonewall Jackson), p. 297
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