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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Harvard Memorial Biographies, 1857. (search)
ch of Concord River. Imagine one swimming up the North Branch. Would n'tit be the ne plus ultra of delightful bathing? I suppose the creek runs into the Potomac. District Columbia, September to, 1861. The day was intensely hot, and after waiting some time for marching orders, we went off to the shade of the woods. I was patient and comfortable, lay down, took out Korner, and did not care if we stayed there all day. But we were not so fortunate. camp near Edward's Ferry, September 29, 1861. I am very well and strong, and need to be to endure the work we are doing now. Last night some of our company went out on picket. We lay out on the tow-path in our blankets and overcoats, and I slept soundly with my cartridge-box for a pillow. At two, shots were heard, and our line jumped up, thinking the enemy were crossing the river. As I did not find myself killed, nor hear that any one else was, I was disposed to lie still and wait for something more. But the alarm had be