Friday Morning; 15, Good morning dear Husband, how I wish I could say those words instead of writing them; Mr Robinson was to Desmoines yesterday and heard that there was a dispatch came in saying that Gen Grant had gained a decided victory at Jackson Miss; I am always glad to hear of victory to the union armies but you cant imagine how anxious I am at this time, you wrote me in your last that you were ordered to have everything in order and ready to march at a moments warning; and it is very probable that you were there; I was so anxious last night that I could hardly sleep and when I did I dreamed of battles and of you being dead and O! I was so lonely and sad when I waked and have a dull headache; I thought this morning that I would go to town this evening if I had to walk, but one of my scholars, Lydia Justice, says that her Father is going up early in the morning, so that I guess it will be better for me to go there and stay all night and ride up in the morning; We hear that the report that Richmond is taken is all false; that it was all made in Chicago by brokers to bring gold down; nothing is to sacred in this nation to be sacrificed to money, men will sell their liberties for gold, and speculate on the price of their country. If we could come up as one man to the help of our country we might soon have peace and enjoy prosperity, I sometimes think we did value our blessings as we will after we purchase our liberties again with blood; I have no patience with the traitors at home, they have felt and enjoyed the blessings and privileges of our liberal form of government and free
