Nothing but a dull monotony reigns in camp to-day. The hours glide wearily along. We all hope for a change ere long, for this remaining in camp so long at one place is becoming tiresome. This evening we receive a mail which brings cheer and sunshine to many a soldier—letters that tell us of hearts beating true to the cause of freedom and Union—letters that tell us of hearts that go out for the soldiers—of hearts that are sad when battles are lost, and the flag is made to droop over the noble slain. These letters tell us that the great north will not let these sacrifices be made in vain—that they will not permit the names of the Union's defenders to be forgotten.
SOURCE: Daniel Leib Ambrose, History
of the Seventh Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, p. 166
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