10/15 She is still under arrest. The mud in Virginia is much more formidable than at the North, and presents an insuperable, perhaps I should say an unfathomable, obstacle to active operations. I hope General Grant will succeed in taking Vicksburg. The loss of that important stronghold would be a great blow to the rebels. One, a very intelligent fellow, had been very much trusted by his master, and had accompanied him to various parts of the South. |