ALS, 1861 October 27 : Camp Ewing, Va, to Annie [Garfield].

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ALS, 1861 October 27 : Camp Ewing, Va, to Annie [Garfield].

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Here the future President writes at the age of 18 to his sister from the front. He gives a good account of daily life, and answers whether he is anxious to return home by saying: " ... when I left home I thought my country needed my services. Today I think she is in greater need of it and consequently I have no desire to return to my civil occupation, when my country is bleeding from a 'thrust' made by inborn Traitors. Much as I love home and its blessed associations, my native country, the Government that gave me birth, freedom and education shall not be destroyed, if my services can assist to prevent it. What is home worth without a Government? What is life worth without freedom to enjoy it?"

4 p. ; 25 x 19.5 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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