Near Culpeper, November 16, 1863.
My dear sister:
I received yours of the 9th instant, written from Boston,
but waited before answering till you reached home. I have presumed that if you
left Boston on Thursday or Friday you would remain in Hartford over Sunday, and
probably reach home to-day. Captain Halsted has returned quite well; he went no
farther than New York.
I received a letter some days ago from a lady asking a
favour for her grandson, very long and beautifully written, closing with: “May
God preserve you from all dangers in the battle-field and in the camp, and
especially from commanding the Army of the Potomac.” There is no danger. I know
my name has been mentioned, and I think I could have had it if I had said the
word, but nothing could induce me to take it. Meade is twenty years older than
when he took command. With much love,
I remain, as ever,
Your affectionate
brother,
J. s.
SOURCE: George William Curtis, Correspondence of
John Sedgwick, Major-General, Volume 2, p. 161-2
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