A year since Lincoln's Proclamation, in which he says that
the object of the 75,000 men was to repossess the forts of the United States,
and today we hear of the unconditional surrender of Pulaski, one of the
strongest, and the defense of Savannah. Yorktown is still untaken and we hear
nothing of the Merrimac, except reported bursting of shells, running
ashores, etc., etc., none of which are probably true. I heard today of
Wendell's promotion to a captaincy. He told me in Boston that he only wanted to
be captain for the sake of leading the men in battle, and now he will soon have
his wish. Poor Mother is very low spirited and of course must be, for Rob is in
continual danger, as his Regiment is acting as skirmishers, scouts, etc. She
was speaking yesterday of not being able to do anything “until she had heard.”
I suppose it is to hear that Rob is shot.
SOURCE: William Rhinelander Stewart, The
Philanthropic Work of Josephine Shaw Lowell, p. 24-5
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