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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Harvard Memorial Biographies, 1852. (search)
as an operator was added to the list of his professional excellences. He embraced his first opportunity of usefulness in the war by entering the service of the Sanitary Commission, in the latter part of 1861, as Inspector. Out of the few extracts from his letters which our space permits, the reader can gather somewhat of his spirit; but his keen wit, his prompt denunciation of abuses, and shrewd estimate of character, must be lost to all but his correspondents. Newport News, December 10, 1861. . . . . Where do you suppose the name of Old Point Comfort came from? The place is certainly old, and there is no question as to its being a point, but as to comfort, allons donc! . . . . We used to ride out on horseback, and visit about two regiments a day. The word riding reminds me of the condition to which three or four days of this business reduced me. You probably supposed, in the innocence of your heart, that the old and abominable rack of the Inquisition had been abolish