We have been in the greatest excitement over our glorious
victory. I am curious to know what the effect will be at the North — whether
they will be panic stricken or exasperated to frenzy at such a defeat. Poor old
Scott! If he had only died after the Mexican War, how much better it would have
been for his military fame. They say that the trunks of some of the men were
actually directed to Richmond! In the next fight I suppose of course the
President will take the field. He got down too late this time — just as they
had begun to retreat. . . .
The fact is the fight took place sooner than he had
expected, and he had made no preparations for engaging in it. Don't however
repeat anything I may say to you on such subjects.
SOURCE: Louise Wigfall Wright, A Southern Girl in
’61, p. 73-4
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