White, Edward B., fl. 1863-1868 to his sister
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06053.02 Author/Creator: White, Edward B., fl. 1863-1868 Place Written: Kemper, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 January 1864 Pagination: 3 p. : address ; 31.3 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
Offers reflections on his earlier prediction for the Confederacy. Writes in part: "my doctrine before the commencement of it [i.e., the war] was that secession would be followed by the bloodiest strife recorded in the page of modern history and lay the foundation stone for the abolition of slavery; but all such talk as this was, at that time, looked upon as proceeding from the imagination of a lunatic, and treated accordingly. There must be a tremendous reconning to settle up for the misery inflicted on the innocent thousands of young boys, who never had a voice in the affairs of government, butchered. The whole land is strewn with widows, orphan children, and bereaved parents."
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