Atlanta, Ga. Decem 21st 1914
Spring St.
Luther W. Hopkins
100 E. Lexington St.
Baltimore, Md.
My dear Comrade,
I am just in receipt of testimonials as to "From Bull Run to Appomattox".
I am writing to suggest that we exchange copies of From Bull Run to Appomattox & "Richardson's Defense of the South" with the compliments of the authors.
You entered the army as a boy; I as a young man 23 years of age, from the Senior class in college. There should be, & there are no better friends than those who fought with Lee & Jackson & J.E.B. Stuart. I belonged to Jackson Corps & fought under your Stuart at Chancellorsville. He went in sign singing "Come out of the wilderness, Old Joe Hooker, Come out of the Wilderness".
I shall ask my publisher at once to send you a copy of my book with the compliments of the author. Sincerely your Comrade.
J. A. Richardson
Spring St. /
You will find many errors, due to the printer, in my book. Entire pages of the Ms were omitted at times, & rewritten for correction. When it finally came out in book form it was a surprise & disappointment