August 19, 1863.
Lee finds it as
hard to recruit his army as I do mine. I do not hear of any reinforcements of
any consequence joining him. At the same time it is very difficult to obtain
any minute or reliable intelligence of his movements.
I saw to-day a note
from Baldy Smith, who is at Hagerstown, commanding four hundred men and a
"secesh" hospital. He says he is afraid to make any stir, for fear
they should serve him as they have Franklin, who is at Baton Rouge, commanding
a division under Banks. This is pretty hard for Franklin, and I feel sorry for
him.
I had a visit
yesterday from a Mrs. Harris, a lady belonging to the Sanitary and Christian
Commissions, who has been connected with the army for a long time, and who,
every one says, does a great deal of good. She talked a great deal about
Philadelphia, where she belongs, and where she was going on a visit, and said
every one would be inquiring about me, so that she had to come and see me.
SOURCE: George Meade, The Life and Letters of George
Gordon Meade, Vol. 2, p. 143-4
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