Letter to Ann Hull Maury (Herndon), 1861

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English.

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Written from Richmond, Virginia. Letter regards Civil War news.

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Richmond

My dear wife,

I shall go down to the central cars today at 2 1/2 hoping to meet Dab. He can have his folks at the junction. Come here spend 2 or 3 hours & join them in the 5 p.m. train for Fredericksburg.

Hollins has charge of the Naval defenses of James River- and will be cavorting about I suppose, & Dick with him. This will be more agreeable than a stay at one place.

There are many flying rumors about the street this morning such as the landing of 30,000 troops at Norfolk, 20,000 at Aquia Creek & c- and that they are moving upon Richmond. It is now 12.20 and no official dispatch has been received, so there is nothing in it. But I wish you all would fancy to make a visit to Albemarle until the denouement takes place. I suppose the enemy will run upon us somewhere soon and the sooner the better for us in my poor judgment.

Now you know I don't want to give alarm and I know no more about the enemy's plan than the newspapers tell us. Still our armies cannot remain much longer as they are and I had rather see my people a little further off. God bless you

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United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives—Confederate
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