Thursday, March 27, 2014

Major General George G. Meade to Margaretta Sergeant Meade, March 13, 1863

CAMP NEAR FALMOUTH, VA., March 13, 1863.

I am glad you went to Professor Cresson's experiments on the polarization of light, which must have been very interesting, even though unintelligible!

Captain Magaw and ladies left us to-day. Though we were utterly unprepared for such visitors, we managed to make them quite comfortable, and they left delighted. Yesterday I put the ladies in an ambulance and mounted Magaw on Baldy, and we went over and took a look at Fredericksburg, and afterwards called on Hooker. The General was, however, absent at a grand wedding which took place yesterday in camp, followed last night by a ball, and I understand another ball is given to-night by General Sickles. Not being honored with an invitation to these festivities, I did not go.

SOURCE: George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Vol. 1, p. 357

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