Hunt, Henry Jackson (1819-1889) to Henry Knox Craig
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.019 Author/Creator: Hunt, Henry Jackson (1819-1889) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 December 1864 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.5 x 26 cm. Order a Copy
Writes, "I trust you are right and that their [main?] armies were broken up that the rebels will give in in good faith, and return to their allegiance in peace, and quiet but I dont expect it. People who have sacrificed so much and showed their capacity in that way, who have suffered so much, and who are governed so much more by their passions, pride, and prejudices, than by their interests will not humiliate themselves on a question of conveniences, or comfort, or of easy habits... It will be I think with them, and in a greater degree, as it has been with the Mexicans. Nine out of ten Mexicans were willing and anxious to accept peace quiet on any terms- so far as government, or administrations were concerned but that tenth man kept them all by the ears... And I fear the whole south will be infected with Mosby... " Written on Artillery Head-Quarters, Army of the Potomac letterhead. Transcript available.
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