My Dearest Annabelle,
It is with the heaviest of hearts that I open this letter to you tonight. The Victory Regiment has been decommissioned, and I have been reassigned to the west. I do not know when I shall be able to write you again.
The movement may serve for good or for ill. This new regiment has seen victory in many skirmishes this winter, and the morale of the troops is reported to be strong. The battles will only grow harder before the end, and I will press on for victory, for glory, for you and for our girls.