I gladly avail myself of the present opportunity to write to you, lest I should not be able to write you again. It is very clear that we are moving in a few days. We are all not so ready yet, but the indication is strong that we are attacking nonetheless. Hope this will bring the war to a quick end, and I may see you again.

After the rebs opened fire on Fort Sumter to begin the war, the Union might be encouraged by early victories in western Virginia, and by the war fever spreading through the North, the superiors ordered to mount an offensive that would hit quickly and decisively at the enemy, hope to bring the war to a mercifully quick end. The defeat of Fort Sumter caused more states to join the Confederacy. Fort Sumter is an …show more content…
I am already at Massachusetts with one of my pards. I am sure you have already heard about the Emancipation Proclamation. This can change the aim of the war to include the freeing of slaves in addition to preserving the Union.

With this, we can all be free-men forever, no more endless slavery. Moreover, it is an enduring symbol of equality. Ain’t this what you have hoped for all your life? However, for this to succeed, there need to be enough amount of people volunteering to serve for the war.

We are heading towards the battlefields of the South in a few days. I heard we are doing this in spite of an announcement by the Confederate Congress that every captured black soldier would be sold into slavery and every white officer in command of black troops would be executed.

Everyone is so full of hope and glory, we are all fighting for civil rights, for our own equal rights. Although this is the case, there are still some inequalities. The white soldiers are been paid $3 more than us. I am certain that this can be resolved by our …show more content…
Soon the effectiveness of this operation has been demonstrated when I received information concerning the movements of General Irvin McDowell’s army shortly before the First Battle of Bull Run in July 1861.

This message was then been sent to General Pierre G.T. Beauregard. General Beauregard requested extra troops from General Joseph Johnston’s nearby command, helping the Confederates score a dramatic victory against the Yankees in the first major battle of the war.

Yet, it was still a fierce and bloody battle. It resulted around 400 Confederate soldiers were killed, 13 were reported missing and around 1600 soldiers were wounded

This should be one of the greatest things I have done for the Confederate. The victory of the first battle was a shock to many in the North and it gave our people a surge of confidence. This is how the war commences, and I do not know when it is going to end.

I intent to establish and maintain a continuous correspondence with Virginia, and reveal certain contemplated military movements of the enemy in time to have them thwarted by our