. Correspondence of John Sedgwick, Major-General . e second series they havethe weight which belongs to mature experienceand high command. Sedgwick was a born soldier. Throughout xiv INTRODUCTION his correspondence we recognize the simpHcity,modesty, straightforwardness, and courage whichmade him, in the hearts of his command, a notless beloved officer than any in the Federal almost every one of these letters we catchalso a glimpse of the tenderness of his brave he survived the American conflict, it wouldhave been his wish to end his days, like Cincin-natus, on his farm. He w
. Correspondence of John Sedgwick, Major-General . e second series they havethe weight which belongs to mature experienceand high command. Sedgwick was a born soldier. Throughout xiv INTRODUCTION his correspondence we recognize the simpHcity,modesty, straightforwardness, and courage whichmade him, in the hearts of his command, a notless beloved officer than any in the Federal almost every one of these letters we catchalso a glimpse of the tenderness of his brave he survived the American conflict, it wouldhave been his wish to end his days, like Cincin-natus, on his farm. He would have beaten hissword into a plow-share, and digged in the soilwhere he now lies. But it was otherwise ordered. In the Corn-wall Hollow, under the shadow of the CornwallHills, rest his honored remains. A noble butsimple monument, the tribute partly of lovingfriends and partly of a grateful country, marksthe spot. No soldier has a purer record; fewsoldiers have a more beautiful resting-place ora more appropriate memorial. Henry D. Sedgwick. XV. St. Josephs, Texas, July 23, 1846. My dear sister: I have a moment to tell you of my safe arrivalat this place. We land to-morrow morning andproceed to Matamoras, when I will write thenews. We have had a long and tedious passageof forty-five days, with light winds, and generallyahead; but since last Saturday it has been blow-ing a gale, and kept us from hearing any newsfrom the shore, so that we have not a word fromthe world for forty-five days. This will go toNew Orleans in this ship, where it will be mailed,and possibly have the luck to reach you. I shalltake occasion to write a line by every mail, andhope to receive as many. Your affectionate brother, J, CORRESPONDENCE OFFort Polk, Point Isabel, July 26, 1846. My dear sister: I wrote you a line from the ship that broughtus here, with the expectation that it would bemailed at New Orleans, and, I hope, reach sailed from New York on the 13th June,and had a very long
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