Page 3 July 20, 1863

a letter from Henry. I hope he
will write to me, if he is not to
busy. I would like to correspond
with him, as I think we might
consider various subjects to our ad-
vantages. Perhaps he has written,
if so, his letter has miscarried. Let h-
im write again.

Mother, I think this war is s-
oon to close Vicksburg and Po-
rt Hudson are ours, and the
rebels, of late, have been whippe-
d at all points. Lee has been
severely chastised. He has le-
arned that it is fatal for an
enemy to invade the North. I a-
m glad that he did try the ga-
me the second time. His fi-
rst lesson should have lear-
ned him that defeat was the p