"Thomas Anderson, Gregg's brigade. Girl's handwriting, too. Lucky boy, Tom."
"Hey, Tom, open it and show it to us! Maybe her picture's inside it! I'll bet she's got red hair!"
But Tom fled, blushing, and opened his letter when he was at a safe distance.
"Carlton Ives, Thomas' brigade."
"In hospital, Major, but I'll take the letter to him. He's in my company."
"Stephen Brayton, Lane's brigade."
There was a silence for a moment, and then some one said:
"Dead, at Antietam, sir."
The major put the letter on one side, and called:
"Thomas Langdon, the Invincibles."