F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams

Capitolo 58

felt that General Wallace say it was not the soldier to drive Mr.
Soon and his/her men in the Potomac.

I have to be a general the credit, however to say, that he marched
out audaciously enough, and it hocked Soon and his/her men in battle as soon
as he satisfied him/it. And even if him enough it had tear, he was not match for
the rebel that brushed away it in front of him and it sent his shed
columns that fly again in Baltimore, in great anguish. Perhaps the
amazed only judicious man to this state of things was General
Same Wallace.

When those that come later us, my child they will read of this, it the wish
you seem very strange that the fate of Washington, the capital of this
great and powerful nation, would be due to depend on a battle among
General Lew Wallace and his/her undisciplined troops, on the side of the one,
and Jubal Early and his/her stonewall it gathers on the other. And all this
in the fourth year of the war.

Now this battle, if you/he/she can be honorable with the name, fights on
Saturday, on July 9. General not takings further notice of Soon
Wallace Generale, but it immediately started for the defenses of Washington.
And there was not anything for opporrlo until him he/she contacted them;  and
nothing then but of the gun, and of the men that didn't know how to
dismiss them.

When as gossip was reported round that the late General was not only Soon
aiming to besiege Washington, but street didn't go from far the
defenses there were considerable of a you mix fact in you look for of officer.
Timid people tried to hold above their courage in the various ways. Heroes,
who had not been out never of Washington, he/she now spoke likes the many heroes;
and it was announced that the Treasury Watch would be gone out, and
takes the field. Those that didn't have taste to fight, and they was
many, found him/it very inconvenient, because there was no way of
going out of the city.

During the war, my child, me frequently notaries that when a battle was
following to the forehead there was sure to be a big number of heroes