1865 blog
Dear my luvly wife,
The was is now over for the love of God and our nation. Just as Lincoln predicted in his Second Inaugural Address that the war was winding down to a Union Victory, and that he wants to have the Union restored with Confederate states as possiblu.
Richmond, Virginia has fallen and burned to da Union and burned on April 2, 1865. And four days after it, the last battle ov da war occured at Saylor's Creek, and was only a brief one-day engagement was a Union Victory. In da wake of the battle, some 8,000 Confederates surrendered. Roughly one-third of Lee's army,this is huge of the number of soldiers who surrendered.
Finally, on April 9, 1865, General Lee finally surrendered to da Union at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia. The terms of da surrendered were pretty generous: 25,000 rations, soldiers can keep their own things, however, all Confederate issued items and battle flags had to be turned over and keep a promise of not to fight. After the surrender, I felt the sight of relief that our whole nation is finally bac together again, reunited.
I miss u soo much darlin and I can not wait to see u at home with da kids as a whole family again. This war was really brutal for everyone to experience in our country. I am goin to finish some things here in my regiment and i will try to go bac as soon as possible. i don't even know how tall and good looking our children has grown into, and i am so excited to meet them and talk about everything dat i missed while i was gone. U, Elizabeth, have been such a good woman and mother, taking on four children alone for the past 5 years, and u are the strongest person i have ever met. Let's hope dat i can go bac home as early as possible so i can see all of ya and to be happy again as a family.
See you soon,
Frank Hill
The was is now over for the love of God and our nation. Just as Lincoln predicted in his Second Inaugural Address that the war was winding down to a Union Victory, and that he wants to have the Union restored with Confederate states as possiblu.
Richmond, Virginia has fallen and burned to da Union and burned on April 2, 1865. And four days after it, the last battle ov da war occured at Saylor's Creek, and was only a brief one-day engagement was a Union Victory. In da wake of the battle, some 8,000 Confederates surrendered. Roughly one-third of Lee's army,this is huge of the number of soldiers who surrendered.
Finally, on April 9, 1865, General Lee finally surrendered to da Union at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia. The terms of da surrendered were pretty generous: 25,000 rations, soldiers can keep their own things, however, all Confederate issued items and battle flags had to be turned over and keep a promise of not to fight. After the surrender, I felt the sight of relief that our whole nation is finally bac together again, reunited.
I miss u soo much darlin and I can not wait to see u at home with da kids as a whole family again. This war was really brutal for everyone to experience in our country. I am goin to finish some things here in my regiment and i will try to go bac as soon as possible. i don't even know how tall and good looking our children has grown into, and i am so excited to meet them and talk about everything dat i missed while i was gone. U, Elizabeth, have been such a good woman and mother, taking on four children alone for the past 5 years, and u are the strongest person i have ever met. Let's hope dat i can go bac home as early as possible so i can see all of ya and to be happy again as a family.
See you soon,
Frank Hill
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