Headquarters Army Of
The Potomac, September 11, 1863.
Everything remains quiet and in statu quo. Humphreys has gone to
Philadelphia for a few days to see his wife, who is in the country, and will
call to see you, and give you the latest news from camp. I wrote you in my last, of being the recipient
of a bouquet from Wisconsin; but since then I have been honored with two very
valuable presents. The first is a handsome scarf pin of gold and enamel. It is
accompanied with a very flattering note stating it was made in England, and
brought over by the donor to be presented in the name of himself and wife, as a
tribute of admiration for my great services in saving the country. The note is
signed W. H. Schenley, and I think the writer is a Captain Schenley, of the
British navy, who many years since married Miss Croghan, of Pittsburgh. Captain
Schenley says he intends visiting the army and making my acquaintance.
The second present is five hundred most delicious Havana cigars, sent to
me by a Mr. Motley, of New York, whom I accidentally met at the sword
presentation to General Sedgwick, and to whom I must have been particularly
civil, or in some way made a great impression on him, to induce him to send me
five hundred cigars. So you see there is some compensation for the misery we
have to suffer.
SOURCE: George Meade, The Life and Letters of George
Gordon Meade, Vol. 2, p. 147-8
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