F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams

Capitolo 74

to take Washington? A blood general, knowing that he had
is expeditious from Richmond to threaten and, if possible, capture
Washington, and having come till now and it addressed all the expeditious troops to
oppose him, and it arrived inside sight of the desired prize to a duration,
when he has had to know the weakness of the defenses, it would have
risked an attack in strength and you/he/she would have succeeded. I say me he is able
you/he/she has succeeded;  for, from all the rules of war, the capital owes,
you/he/she is fallen. You leave him/it both also remembered, that during that memorable
Tuesday, when the harness bell rattle of the small arm and the flourishing ones of gun
from Strong Stevens was calling patriotic citizens to the forehead to do
their duty, the engineer-in-head and other of the tall officers of
the War Department both busy packing on the records of them
offices, preparatory to their removal to the gunboats.

The attack that had so confidently been expected in Tuesday
morning, doesn't happen. General Soon and his/her officers still
their procedures continued rebellious near Silver Springs, while his
line of advance held our brave defenders in a state of intense
excitement and the activity. As now after it brought away now, however, the
the anxiety of our people increased, in fear of that that would happen.

Then late in the news in the afternoon it came that the brave old man sixth
Body--a terror to rebellious everywhere--you/he/she had arrived. This sent a shiver
of the joy in a lot of one heart, and it shouts after cries it climbed along the
you flank as his/her cross it entered sight. Yes, the old order Body, with
Wright Generale, once more you/he/she had come. It was a proud sight to see
these men line up on-line of battle, in front of Strong Stevens,
their colors war-used that they flutter in the breeze, with that cross this way
well known to the innkeepers of rebel.

The siege was elevated. The rebels recognized that cross, and, knowing
what made to presage, quickly falls again in front of him, and prepared for a