707. BALTIMORE SHOWS ITS SOUTHERN SYMPATHIES AFTER BULL RUN Union soldier's letter, 4pp. 4to., in pencil, Camp Andrew, Baltimore, Md., July 22, 1861. Writing home to his wife, Lt. David Low, Co. G 8th Mass. Volunteers, describes the general pandemonium in Baltimore the day after the Confederate victory at Bull Run, in part: "...I am writing this in the evening amid the most intense excitement in camp owing to the receipt of intelligence that the numerous Extras got out in Baltimore during the day have all been false...The secessionists have been in great good humor and some have been bold enough to come out openly with their secession badges and insult the soldiers ...If the news of a defeat of the Union Army should be received in the city and no troops were stationed here to awe them 4 or 5000 at least Secessionists would be in arms ...Last night about 11 O'clock a dispatch was received from General Banks for us to be ready at a moment's notice ...At 3 o'clock this morning another dispatch from the fort and the general was that the men could take their rest as Manassas junction was taken...I hope we shall be sent to Virginia and let some green troops take our place here....we should like one brush with the traitors before we leave, and I'm not so sure but what we will have it ...[writing on the next day] ....There is no doubt now that the federal troops have been repulsed from Manassas with great loss. Troops are going through here towards Washington fast ..." Very good. $150-200