October 12th, 1861

I heard of the victory for the North! On October 9th, there was a war on Santa Rosa Island. A general named Richard Anderson from the confederate army led 1,200 men to Fort Pickens, to surprise the union camps. They snuck in and tried to perform a surprise attack on us! Although, the Souths general from the Union named Colonel Harvey Brown, retreated and the victory went to the Union! Shows the confederate army how strong the Union is and how alert and prepared we are! I bet the camps they sent all the soldiers to, have been training very hard like Samuel said. They spend all day training, barely getting any rest.

The Union has some strong fighters who wouldn't back down on us. They train constantly, probably very intensely. I have a good feeling about the war. We are doing very good so far! I can't wait to tell Emma, she will be just as proud as I am. We are all so very proud of the willing men, who are out there, slashing blood and searing tears for everyone and fighting! Hopefully the war will be over soon!