Charleston, Virginia, March 9, 1862.
My dear sister:
This town, you may remember, is noted for being the place
where old John Brown was confined, tried, and executed. The people are very bitter.
All the men are gone either into the rebel service or fled when we entered the
town. I am quartered in a hotel capable of accommodating perhaps sixty people.
The owner is here, but I have not seen him. There is no furniture, and, I
believe, the place has been closed since the 1st of January.
The 3d Connecticut is only about eight miles off. I shall be
with them, probably, in a few days. I think your letters will reach me if
directed to General Banks's column, leaving space to be redirected. With much
love, I am,
Your affectionate
brother,
J. s.
SOURCE: George William Curtis, Correspondence of
John Sedgwick, Major-General, Volume 2, p. 39
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