Washington, D. C., January 26, 1862.
My dear sister:
I am still in Washington, engaged on the court, but hope to
conclude in the course of a few days.
Your letter of the 15th was received yesterday, having been detained
in camp, waiting for me. I cannot give you much encouragement about coming
home. I did not think I would have any difficulty in getting a few days when I
was ready to go. The General is very pleasant, and I am sure would grant me a
few days if he could without granting to hundreds of others that are constantly
beseeching him. I have excellent health, weigh over two hundred — how much, I
am ashamed to say. Everything forebodes an early move, but the roads will
prevent any for a few days. Nothing has been heard of Burnside's expedition
yet. It is supposed he has gone into Pamlico Sound, will capture Roanoke
Island, take Newbern and then Goldsborough, and then down the coast to
Beaufort. If he succeeds in all this, it will be a happy thing.
If this war is ever terminated I intend now to leave the
service and live a quiet and, I hope, a happy life at my old home.
Ever your
affectionate brother,
J. S.
SOURCE: George William Curtis, Correspondence of
John Sedgwick, Major-General, Volume 2, p. 36-7
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