Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, July 23, 1861
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, July 23,
1861
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1861-07-23
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, July 23, 1861
action: sent
sender: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: Frances Seward
Birth: 1805-09-24
Death: 1865-06-21
location: Auburn, NY
transcription: axm
revision: jxw 2021-05-14
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Washington, Tuesday morning
My Dear Mother,
Our Army is back in its
original position and reorganizing its force.
The casualties, bad enough, are less than they
were at first reported.
The popular impatience which
demanded an immediate advance on Richmond,
without waiting for our own troops to be disciplined
and without counting or caring for obstacles in
the way, has led to this great disaster. It
was echoed by the press and by part of the
Cabinet, overruling the better judgment of
General Scott
Birth: 1786-06-13 Death: 1866-05-29
. Henceforth we shall proceed more prudently and more successfully.
Nothing less, perhaps, could have dispelled
the illusion that we had already men enough
in the field. For weeks proffers of new regiments
have been daily rejected. They will be accepted
now probably, until we have what we ought
to have, an overwhelming force at every point
before which Secession will recede.
Affectionately your son
Frederick