Letter from Colin J. McRae, writing from Europe, to one of his sisters.
In the letter McRae discusses public opinion after the surrender of Vicksburg: "The news that we have received by the way of New York is of much later date and is of such a character as that to cause many Confederates on this side of the water to despair of our success. I however, see no cause...
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| Summary: | In the letter McRae discusses public opinion after the surrender of Vicksburg: "The news that we have received by the way of New York is of much later date and is of such a character as that to cause many Confederates on this side of the water to despair of our success. I however, see no cause for such despondency. Having never been one of those who thought the war would be of short duration I am not so greatly disappointed at our recent misfortunes as those who have been constantly predicting peace in 60 or 90 days." He also mentions financial problems such as inflation and the decreasing value of Confederate money: "The great depreciation of our currency is a subject of much uneasiness to me. We are more likely to fail from national bankruptcy than from any other cause." |
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