F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams

Capitolo 57

And, as whether to increase our alarm, he sent that festive youth
trooper, Harry Gilmore, galloping down in Maryland where his/her old man
friends received him/it with arm opened, and it entertained him
sumptuously. It was never hero so it entertained from his/her friends. And when
this daring trooper had enjoyed the trip, and shared the hospitality
of his/her friends as so much arranged him, he went to work disturbing
our military setups. Yes, my child, he captured one of ours
railroad trains on its way to New York and all the passengers in
it. And, what was worse of everybody there was more one of ours
separate greater-generals in him, and he was made a prisoner of
you wage war from this daring trooper. This way he cut our communication with the
Northerly. He did all this, and it got further comfortable and not molested.
Even if his/her friends in Maryland put above it for a great hero, me
self-acknowledged, as there nobody was opporrlo, not to see in that that his
heroism consisted.

How you can naturally suppose, my child, these small business increased
our alarm greatly. Our authorities generally, went to a state of
transpiration;  and you/he/she would have sent for General Grant and his/her army to
return and I/you/he/she protect us, but for the fear that that general
doesn't correctly read the order. In short, they was already become
convinced that Grant it was not the man to turn again when there was
anything to be done going on. Then our tall officers called
on the north for help, but he/she called in vain. The north was not
tilted to divide the fears of our tall officers, and you/he/she had also been
it often sent for coming and to take takes care of him of Washington.

It was common with us, then to hold a lot of mediocre troops
sprinkled around Baltimore;  and on Maryland. These were with hurry
gotten together, and it put under the command of that warlike famous
Lew Wallace. The administration was sure, now, that Mr. Soon
you/he/she is whipped, and that the capital would be saved. There was,
however, some people of unbelieving that shook their heads, and it was