October 26th, 1861

Once again, the Union had another victory! Yesterday, on October 26th, in Missouri, held the Zagonyi's Charge! This was the only victory for the Union that occurred in Spring field, in South Western Missouri. The union, now has the operations to control Missouri! The North is doing very well. Hopefully, they will send some soldiers back home and Samuel will be one of them! It has been nearly 3 months. It seems like it's been so long since he left and the weeks have gone by so slow. I dread the days when all I can think about is Samuel and war. It makes me proud he is serving us well, but all the horrid thoughts run through my mind. They have won many battles, but what if they loose one? Could Samuel be one of the soldiers that risked their life and got killed? I try not to think about it, but when I hear the word war, it makes me think of people fighting for what they believe in and death goes along with it.

Knowing Samuel, he pays attention to others. There are those people who you talk to and they act like their listening, but their really not. But not Samuel. He is always listening to what others have to say, even if it doesn't seem like it. He is always aware and ahead of everything. Samuel is a very intellegent man and never slacks off when he's given a task. Samuel is the fit man for war. He's strong and aware of his surroundings. He would do fine fighting but something inside of me kept breaking that thought out of consideration.