Smith to his wife in Richmond, 1862 May 14

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Reassuring her that she is in no danger from any Union expedition to Richmond itself, "McClellan comes on very slowly ... I am satisfied that we will keep his gun boats from reaching Richmond, and give him and his army a good thrashing Cuss his eyes for disturbing you with anxious thoughts in your new comfortable rooms. But you are my own brave bright eyed darling little Pet Miss, and [I] will neither allow him nor his Yankee abolition followers tools of the blackguard Lincoln, to unnecessarily worry or disturb you. My command and in fact the whole army is in fine fighting condition. And will let the gas out of McCellan's baloon reputation. The arrogant insolent overbearing and presumptuous invaders will be sent howling out Virginia and will then have the war carried to their own homes. How they will repent spending so much money 'in preserving the Union.'"

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