The loss of Roanoke Island is a terrible blow. The loss of life
not very great. The “Richmond Blues” were captured, and their Captain, the gifted
and brave O. Jennings Wise, is among the fallen. My whole heart overflows
towards his family; for, though impetuous in public, he was gentle and
affectionate at home, and they always seemed to look upon him with peculiar
tenderness. He is a severe loss to the country. Captain Coles, of Albemarle,
has also fallen. He was said to be an interesting young man, and a gallant
soldier. The Lord have mercy upon our stricken country!
SOURCE: McGuire, Judith W., Diary of a Southern
Refugee, During the War, p. 91-2
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