It was said that Louisville, one of the largest and richest of the border cities, would surely fall into the hands of the South.
Dick read the letter with changing and strong emotions.

Amid the terrible struggles in the east, the west was almost blotted out of his mind.

The Second Manassas and Antietam had great power to absorb attention wholly upon themselves.

He had wholly forgotten for the time about Pendleton, the people whom he knew, and even his mother.

Now they returned with increased strength.