The Secession Of The Southern

The Secession Of The Southern States, Individually Or In The Aggregate, Was The Certain Consequence Of Mr. Lincoln's Election.

I Only Wanted To Help My People.

Meanwhile, My Residence Within The Federal Lines, And My Acquaintance With So Many Of The Officers, The Origin Of Which I Have Already Mentioned, Enabled Me To Gain Much Important Information As To The Position And Designs Of The Enemy.

Fortune Has Played Me A Sad Trick By Letting Me Live On And On.

Just Previous To The Birth Of My Little Son, My Mind Gave Way And My Child Was Born In The Asylum For The Insane At Stockton, Cal. My Boy Was Buried There.