Maryland; stories of her people and of her history . ge knocked down a British soldier with my sword, and topay me back he stuck his bayonet into my leg. ThenJack Darnal shot him. Colonel Howard was wounded, too. He is going homeon furlough, and will take this letter for me. I wish Icould come, too. But my leg will soon be well and Imust stay to fight. AVe are all in good spirits, and believethis war will soon be over. I have had enough of fighting. You hear only of thebright side, but I see the poor soldiers bleeding andsuffering from their wounds. It is death, and wounds,and hardshi
Maryland; stories of her people and of her history . ge knocked down a British soldier with my sword, and topay me back he stuck his bayonet into my leg. ThenJack Darnal shot him. Colonel Howard was wounded, too. He is going homeon furlough, and will take this letter for me. I wish Icould come, too. But my leg will soon be well and Imust stay to fight. AVe are all in good spirits, and believethis war will soon be over. I have had enough of fighting. You hear only of thebright side, but I see the poor soldiers bleeding andsuffering from their wounds. It is death, and wounds,and hardship, and suffering. But our cause is it will be over soon and I shall be home with and my love to all at brother, Carroll. October 1, Little Sister: It is almost over down here. We have beaten theenemy time after time. We have driven them out almosteverywhere. They surely cannot hold out much a month ago we fought them at Eutaw. ColonelWilliams and Colonel Howard decided the battle for us. 147. STATUE OF JOHN EAGER HOWARD, WASHINGTON PLACE, BALTIMORE SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTION Our lines were being driven back when General Greenegave the order, ^Let Williams advance and sweep thefield with his bayonets! Williams and Howard charged and fired and charged and fired brave men these two are! General Greene says ofColonel Williams in this charge that his bravery ^ex-ceeded anything I ever saw. Colonel Williams is going home on furlough. He is notneeded here any longer. None of us will be needed muchlonger. Perhaps by the time he gives you this letter Ishall be on my way home. No more wars for me. Iwant to get back to Evelinton to you all. I want to seeyour faces and the dear old home. I want to go to workon the plantation. I hear that the British fleet has been sailing up anddown the Chesapeake burning and plundering. I wonderif I shall find the old house burned and empty. Well,if it is we can build anothe
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