HillSBorougH, N. H., June 23, 1861.
You cannot, perhaps, comprehend the depression of my spirits
while I am here. I feel as though I were spending my time among the tombs, and
long to have the morning come that I may start away. All about me are memorials
of the past, mementoes of friends lost, and very few cheerful faces known to
me. People are as much excited about the war in this region as elsewhere. Every
one asks me, when will a battle take place, and when will the war cease, as
though I knew any more on the subject than others. I am just going to church; I
know that information will please you.
SOURCE: William Salter, The Life of James W. Grimes,
p. 141
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