The Fighting Quakers a True Story of the War for Our Union
The Fighting Quakers a True Story of the War for Our Union
A J H Augustine Joseph Hickey Duganne
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, Feb. 18th, 1863. " Dear Mother : " I received a letter from thee and John yesterday, and one from him to-day. I know, of course, it must come hard to thee to part with him, and be left alone ; but, still thee has kind and sympathiz- ing friends, who will do all that they possibly can, to make thy hard lot, as I must call it, easy. Now, perhaps, it will somewhat soften thy grief, if I tell thee that the hardships of war are greatly exag- gerated. I have seen men, who told awful stories of thei...r sufferings in their campaign before Eich- mond, brought to admit, that what they were then enduring equaled any suffering they had before 54 THE FIGHTING QUAKERS. met with. Now, I liave never yet seen the three consecutive hours, when I suffered either from cold, heat, thirst, or hunger ; or much on account of fatigue, Now, soldiers, as a rule, like to be heroes ; in fact, that brought a large share of them here, and if thej don't exaggerate considerably, in their letters home, why, their friends would not have a chance to indulge in hero-worship !
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