‘The Lost Cause, or the Belle from Hell’ (Belle’s letters to her mother)

September 10th, 1863

Mother,
It is preposterous that you say I am leaving the regiment to pursue a man. If you have in mind the person I think, I do not even know his name. Nor do I care to know it, or him. You have entirely mistaken the few observations I made about a stranger’s rudeness, which were made to you in confidence, I might add, and certainly not meant for father’s ear.

written by Julyan Davis

Oil on canvas
Image size: 38 x 32 inches
Framed size: 40 x 34 inches