Though it's been several months since I've last written in your ink-blotted pages, much has happened since, so much it's hard to put to words. The most unbelievable things have taken fold, and I cannot express how astonished I feel. Peace has tried to strive, but it is failing.
My family and I are luckily well, though my husband has decided that next chance he gets he plans to leave for war. I am not sure of how John, Jane and I will manage financially, but I hope we will survive this. However, most of all I fear for my husband's life, though I know that he is willing to sacrifice it for freedom, for the people of today and the children of tomorrow. He would not stand for it if we were to be punished further.
Several days ago, I heard of another battle in Massachusetts from a man on horseback, this one on Breed's Hill, though I hear the British were actually heading towards Bunker Hill. The reason of such a great mistake is unknown to me. It could have been a mistake of maps, an error in the darkness, or any sort of problem, but its significance is little, besides the fact that the Battle of Bunker Hill was indeed on Breed's Hill.In the battle, the minutemen stood at the top of the hill, guns pointed, ready to shoot. The redcoats came towards us, and we fired the first time, making them go down. They approached us a second time, but still we prevailed. However, the third time the redcoats came up the hill, us patriots ran out of ammunition. Our enemy still had quite heavy losses, and I consider this a moral victory. Imagine what would have happened if we had more bullets, more gunpowder? Imagine what we will become!
Sources:
Kindig, Thomas. Independence Hall Association. "Revolutionary War Timeline." UShistory. 1999-2011. <http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm>.
"The Battle of Bunker Hill 1775." British Battles. 2010. <http://britishbattles.com/bunker-hill.htm>.
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