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[Note the handwriting and location is consistent withe Nina Powell - not Hattie Powell)

Forest Hill May 20th 1864

Not many days have passed dearest Sister

since I sent off to you a long long letter I

write now to enclose you Mrs. [Eggleston's?]

letters received a few days since, [?]

ately it was written early in the month

& so brings no new news of our friends since the

late battles. I have ehard nothing from

them, except that the 3rd from its position

did not probably lose heavily. Wickham's

Brigade is now stationed at Darby Town

six miles below Richmond. They have

been in no battles since the day after

the wound of our noble [?]. The news

did not come up this morning, we read

no papers & consequently have many [?]

mons. The most important is that [?]

has fallen back to [Milford?] twenty five

miles from us. I [?] this is not so, I

do not like t osee him falling back [?]

[?]. Yankees are said to be at Old [Ch?]

& in quite large numbers in Caroline.

We hear that at the Junction they have been

indeed to prepare for an attack. If such

is the case, we may yet have the raid

ers upon us. [?] Brigade I hear was [at?]

the Junction if so I hope I shall see Cousin

Edward again. I received a letter from Aunt

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Minnie yesterday she had been to see

Powell. Found him looking very bright

& handsome & she said very comfort-

able having everyting he needed. He

is at the Officer's Hospital on 10th st

between Broad & Marshall & seem-

ed delihted to see Aunt M. He does

not consider his wound very serious. I

hope you will see him before long in Char-

lottesville it seemed very uncomfortable

in Richmond. I am glad to hear that

altho' so many of our [valley?] boys have

been wounded the wounds are so slight.

This is the [7th?] day of this battle or [?] of

battle above us. I pray we may soon

be able [entirely?] to [?] [?] [?]

all think peace will once more beam up

on us.

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