...ning explosions of wrecked war vessels, to the sublime spectacle of burning Richmond, that, like Milton's ascending sun, Flamed in the forehead of the morning sky. Here is the letter: Wilmington, N. C. , October 25, 1878. To John Howard, Esq.. my dear sir,—I received your letter of the 23d instant this morning. For several months prior to the retirement of General Lee's army from the d...