Willard's Hotel, October 21, 1861,
Monday Morning.
Your letter which spoke of William's bilious fever alarmed
my fraternity to such a degree that I got into the saddle Saturday afternoon
and found myself here at evening. Yesterday morning I drove out to camp, and
found Colonel Dwight prancing about his camp on horseback, and his regiment at
their morning inspection. I took a good look at the Colonel's regiment, and was
delighted with it. The Colonel's fever had left him. I had a pleasant day
yesterday visiting the fortifications near William's camp. I go back to
Darnestown immediately.
This country needs a government. Every visit I make to
Washington makes me feel hopeless. Nothing is done. Not half enough doing.
SOURCE: Elizabeth Amelia Dwight, Editor, Life and
Letters of Wilder Dwight: Lieut.-Col. Second Mass. Inf. Vols., p. 118
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