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Camp Pierpoint Feb 15th 1862
Friend Alva Your kind letter of the 10th inst I have read with deli ght for I always like for to here from home if it was onely for to know that you was all well. I am in good health better then I have been for a month past. All of the boys are well except Alb ert Devlin he is mutch better but far from being well yet. he is not able for to be oup yet and it may be a long tim e before he will be able to- get around.
Well when one writes he must write of the weather and every thing else
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By the way the ground is covered with two inches of snow the sun shining brightly and the snow melti ng slowly having all the appearences of a morning in March or shugar making [or making][underlined] a person thinkof the green-grass and flowers of [spring][underlined]. There appears for to be a good [deal][underlined] of sickness. There is more deaths about home in the same number of persons then in the Army. There is Regiments here whitch have been in the service eight mo nths and not one death yet. This is good health yet. Since the war commenced the Army have lost over eleven Thousand men all told.
Oure division of the army are still in there winte quarters doing nuthing except picket duty and shooting mark.
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As for oure going to Keentucky I think its all a hoax for we ocupy as good a position as we well can and if we go with it will be by way of Mannassas and Centreville. There is no dobt but Gen McClellen will take the field in pe rson and command the Army of the potomic for opperations. There will be an army of [10][crossed out] 175,000 men exclusi ve of Gen Banks Division Gen- Mansfields and Dix and Hood numbering some fity Thousand men leving 175,000 men to sweep Verginia. This includes most all of the Regular Army the equipments of whitch can not be beat. McCllen has evry thing provided for himself and staf for a campain in the spring and there is no doubt of oure moving as early as possible.
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Me to Wm and Sarah Persh ing allso to all enquiring frie nds and my best wishes to Rebeca and father and mother. I remain your friend Samuel A McNutt
Write when convenient it will do you good and I shall allways answer them. you may think you have nuthing to write well write enny thing eving thing and what even is going on Sam
[Second Letter] [.pdf page 5]
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[26 Feb 1862]
In the past ten days the army in the
west has not been idle. first the Reduction
of Fort – Hunter. Secondly fort Donnelson
and the capture of Floyd and some fift
en Thousand men allso Mr Pillow en
[Bucknore?] all verry fine fellows. then the
route at Bowlingreen and the Reduction
of Knoxville cutting there throwght prty
well. Then again the little victories of
Gen [Tanden?] on the upper Potomic Routi
ng them at Winchester and Rowna
capturing eighteen commissioned officers
and sixty prvets bagage and horse.
Allso the splended achievements of
the Burnside expidition. the have got
Roanoke Island Elisabeth city Edentow[n]
d
and severl other places. allso the Railroa from Richmond to Charlston, S.C. it will not be a hard mater for to get possesion of Savannah and
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Charlston or Richmond but before this can be done we must move all abve ous on the River across and commence a flank movement then they must fight or give oup but it is hard for to tell how it will be yet but they may fight it out but two to one can not stand it long. they are greatley in want of field artillery of whitch we have plenty. now there cost navy whitch anoy ed ous so mutch is all destroyed but one gun boat so mutch for Burnside.
The goverment have made some verry importent arests of traitors expeci aly Gen Stone the Generl who murdered the Pennsylvania boy at balls bluff or Collonel Bakers Regiment and men ny others.
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Sam Murry was down to see our he is what you may call green but that says nuthing.
As for your going to war I wo uld say stay at home for yur [two][crossed out] to young to stand the har dships of a soldier unless it wo uld be as a servent fore the offi cers.
I saw Joseph Pershing yester he is well and so is John – You may tell mother that I will send my Picture. Robert Ro dgers as he will be down in next mon th. As I write there is two men in the company street selling a new version of the cellibrated song Dixie it is a new thing and good.
I will now close for want of news one thing I notice you are improving in writing. I wish you to rem
[Third Letter] [.pdf page 7]
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Camp Peirpoint Febuary 27th 62
Dear Father I again adr ess you a line that you may know that I;am still in the land of the living alt hough, it is but a fiew days since I wro te you a kind of a letter whitch I sen t by Robert Rodgers he [had][over written]would give you all the news oup to the time of his leving camp. The health of the camp is good. Albert Dev lin is getting better as fast as he can but he is verry weak and it will take a long time for him to [secrute?] oup again. The weather is getting something more like spring having lelss rain and more wind and sunshine making it more agreeble to be out of doors. The roads becoming dry and [all][crossed out] the allso the parade grounds. I am glad that it is so for I;am tired of doing nuthing for it is verry tiresome for a person to stay in the tent all the time but I guess oure time of slaying in them is about over as [sprin[in][crossed out]g dra ws near
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I have not heard enny news of importence for a fiew days back out side of oure owne lines for a fiew days past. They have commenced for to prepair for some movement. There has been severl Reconnoicenes made thies past fiew days. what the results are I cannot say. On last evening orders came for three days rations to be prepaired and the arms to be in order Men to have there blankets and overcoats in there knapsacs and ready to march at a short notice but we are here [stil][crossed out] yet as it commenced last evening for to rain and rained all night but it is clear [to][overwritten]this day and a verry high wind that the order for to march is still in force. The design of this movement is I think for to see if the enemy are for tifying the Road to Leesburgh by way of the town of Drainsville . all of the brigade will go and they say that the Division are order to hold themselves in readiness to march but this is alway the case whe one Regiment moves all the rest have to be ready to move for they may hapen to get in a [?]
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Oure Gen gave orders for all of the teams to Rest and put in the best of order well fed and [souried?]. The consiquence is we have for to carry ou re owne wood whitch is easily one mile an a half but little does our as the weather is getting warm. allso for the [drif][crossed out] drill every day marching from thee to eight mi les with knapsack and the overcoat and blanket in them. This is what makes the boys sweat.
On the first of the month we are for to get oure new unifor m all I believe is for to be skey blue exept the overcoat. The last lot of clothes we got was [too][overwritten] to mutch mixed for good. If we get an entire new suit I will box oup my ould cloths for I wil have a black pair of pants that I have not worn mutch and allso a coat for Gen Ord says that we must ha ve one good suit and that is all. Well I, am about out of news. I hope that these lines may find you all in good health as I, am myself and I wish you to write as soon as [co][overwritten]you can conve niently.
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My respects to all enquiring friends. My love to Mother and the children and the same to yourself Your Son Samuel A McNutt
NB. I wish you to send me a half dosen of thread neadles and a fiew pins as I wash my shirts once and awhile and I like to have them clean so I pin them to a bush. I washed yesterday I,am prty good on a wash now as I washed two shirts three pairs of drawers and (five) socks (Good by) Sam
NB I want for to kn ow if you get papers giving you the news for we get here the Philia Enquirer and press whitch I can send to you (Sam)
[Fourth Letter] [.pdf page 10 right side]
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Camp Pierpont March 12th 62
Dear Father I suppose that you [h][overwritten]are some what uneasy about me as you know that the Army have moved forward to the strong hold of the Rebels. On Monday orders was isued for the boy to have three days cooked ration in there haversacks overcoats blankets shirts and drawers packed in the knapsacks and [thire?] new pan ts [and?] dress-coats packe in a box and left in camp at two P.M. all of the Divisions except the ninth Regiment whitch was left as a rear guard at camp. as soon as our division was [cleanly?] on the move the men on the otherside of the river [ag-?] [ain night?] about thirty thousand had passed crossing at the chain bridge besides those
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whitched crossed at Washington whitch was not a fiew on Monday [G][crossed out] evening. Gen McDowell ocuoped Centrevlee and at present the first brigade of oure division ocuopyes the town. Mc Dowel is at Manassas oure other other two brigades that is of the Res- erve are at hunters mills. the rebels retreated to Winchester. they done no injury to there works at Centre- ville but at Manassas they burnt ever thing and at bullrun the destroyed the bridges. I have not heard enny of the perteculars yet so I cannot write mutch about it. Whene [sueseh?] will stop is hard to tell but its is a thunder clap to most of them being compeled to evacuate without firing a guns. They will be followed oup close. You will thi nk it strange that I,am not along with the boys the reason is this I have had a jaundi es prty bad for about two weeks and the doctors would not alow of me going
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As I,am verry weak but I,am now mutch better and will be fit for dut[y] in a day or two. the weather is deligh[t] ful. Oure camps will be moved sometime this week. I think perhaps not till Sunday or Munday just as soon as the wagons can be got as there is not one in Washington city. I have for to write you the sad news of the Death of Albert Devlin. he died of Typhoid fever at thirty min
at midnight
its past twelve ^ oclock on the eleventh inst. We entered the body at the vilage of [Da?] enville. his father was here he came on [Sa][crossed out] Friday evening and leaves for home on tom orow. Clinto Heant and Mr Kelvey are here yet. Clinton will tell all the news when he gets home. Uncle could not get Albert home for the road is bl ocked oup from Baltimore to Wash I will now close hoping these lines will find you all in health. I would like to know when you are going to [mroe?] to this spring as for monney It is hard for to
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tell when we will get payed. I will not be able for to send you more then ten or twelve dollars but on the next some twenty. It may pay you better for to go to Chess then to [Armayh?] but I cannot say nuthing more at present Your affectonate Son S A McNutt
[Fifth Letter] [.pdf page 12]
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Camp Pierpoint Saturda[y] March 15th 1862
Dear father I write you from the Brigade hosp ital. I;am happy for to inform you that I have recovered my health again although I have not returned to my Regim ent yet. I have as mutch fo r to do here as I want for I have thee sick] persons to attend to but I suppose that on tomorrow every thing will go of hosptial stores. On This morning all of oure Division marched back to Washington City destination not knowen. I cannot tell whethe they will [lette][crossed out] let me join the Regiment or keep me as [?][?] the hospital. I have just to do as the doctor seys about that. Clinton Heant [ ? ]
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Friday. all of the boys are well when heard from. you must excuse these fiew lines as I have nuthing to write. My Respects to all. Yours Affectionately S A McNutt
March 17th 1862
[Bouoanch?] three miles of Elexa ndria city I left camp Sunday evening and marched 12 miles to the Regiments. We are laying wait ing boats to go South. We will go by tomorrow I think
My health is good again and I,am able for my rat tions the rebels and all gon from here nuthing more S A McNutt
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[Sixth letter} [.pdf page15]
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[19 March 1862]
19th 6
Camp at Bull Run Bridge[?] March
Dear Father I Received yours of the twelfth inst per Capt [El?] ler and I was [glad?] [?] to have a letter from your pen [ ?] reci ved one [This ?] [evening?] of [ ?] [wh?] itch I will answer in due time. [ ? ] was [ent...?] [...atis?] [?] in everry point. Nuthing gives me more pleasure than to receive a line of [you?] for when you write I;am prety certain] your all in prety good health. As for my Reinlisting I have not done so [?] [do?] I entered to for they have not got enough of monney to pay me as yet, do not su pose that I [? ] the patriotism of those who go for [bountieys?] they are just as good as any and should have it.
As to when we will be mustered out it is not
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It may be that we will be musterd out as we are enroled and it may be till the [ ? ] tes muster. The mustering officer of the Divis ion say that he will muster out from the en rolement unless orders to the contrary. This is according to the Regulations. The United States is payed the State for this time but the[y] want men; I;[am..?] not affraid but what I can make a living if not thene the world is wide. There is other places and the war is not over yet but Uncle Same is armed for to try his hand at the hiest card. This man will sa ve both men and monney and shorten the war. two hund thousand more have for to come by the fifteenth of April for three years ( This is as it should be) Report says that the Division will be taken to Baltimore two Regi ments are there at present time will tell. there is no news for to write as all is quiet. You may tell mother that I got the box all
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safe and sound and I;ma under obligations for her Kindness. I will get considerable good out of it as two of my mess are home on a furlough. John Swat and Ferguson [Saw?] leving] but two of ous to keep hou se . The Capt [sent][crossed out] sayed that Scott [say][crossed out] wanted to send me some [?] cigars. I;am thankful for his kindness but do not [you..?] the wead mut ch for it makes me nervis. The Capt had no way of carrying he ha d so menny things for to bri ng I must close by wishing you all in health as this leves me. My respects to all enquiring friends. My love to yourself and family I am as ever your Affectionate Son S A McNutt
[Seventh Letter] [.pdf page 18]
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[n.d.]
Camp at [B...n?] Bridge Va
Dear Father It is but a short ti me since I wrote you but as the boy are going home on tomorrow Monday I thought that I would write you a line and tell you now matters are in these parts and how I;am getting allo[n]g well. The weather is cold and it makes one think of a good fire about [fou?] [am?] in the morning and brings one to feel for there breakfast. It is cold er I think then it was last season at Bellplain but we are nearer the [sed?] ges by forty miles then we was last wiinter [as][crossed out] We have verry good quarters but we worked hard for to get them oup and they was oup none to soon. I aschure you. That box containing my shirt and the other things came all righ[t] We got it last evining. There was nuthing
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Broken except one of the cans of apple butter. This was all that was injured. Two of the apples was rotten but none of them was forsen it was strange for it was so cold.
The veterns of oure Reegiment are gett ing there [?] this day and will st art for home in a day or two. I think on tomorrow and I propose sending this with them. There is fourteen from Company (H) James Tomb recei ved a letter from Capt Bolan he unfortunately fell and hurt his leg it kept him in bed a whole week he is able for to be around ag ain. he will neow be with ous aga in he will be to see ous as soon as he is able.
Tell Mother that my shirts are just the things. I;am well pleas ed wiht them I know not who is the [f..mers?] of the [gloovs?] they will answer allso. I am endebted to
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Rebeca for my trash sack if so give her my thanks and best wis[h]es My boots are about the thing they are large in the feet but a good fa ult but are to narrow [for][crossed out] in the leg at the top but this do es not amount to mutch
This will do me till I get home I think how long that will be I know not.
My health is good with the exception of the occesional want of wind The [?] this last of all has brought back the asthma and I have a good [little][crossed out] bit of bother with it but I hope that when the spring comes all will be well enough. I hope your health may be still improving allso. that of Mothers I suppose that Aloy is at home by this time Tell Rebeca that I want her to write me and give me all the news and her doings
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Smokey City as it will be news to me I will write her as soon as I have sumthing for to write.
It is strongly urged in Wasington for to dis harge all those troops whos time is out in the spring as soon as possable there is threefifths of them reinlisted those able for to do duty. The rest are in hosp itals and not able for to stand the campaigns. This is a verry good idria as they realy are a dead weight.
I notice that Indiana County has nobly determaned for to st and the draft a fiew dollars is of more importance then the soldir. Some of them may use it for most all the boys are enlisting from those places whitch pay the best so india na will have a sweet draft good for them I say Nuthing more My love to the familey and the same to you Yours Samuel A McNutt
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I will write as soon as I have some news direct all letters to Washington City 12 Regiment Co H P R C In care of Capt Al J Bolan and I will always get them
N.B We have just Received orders for to have the dress coats and all surplu s clothing packed in a box and sent to Washington. We must just have one pair of good shoes on the feet one of socks on and in the knapsacks the same of drawers. This is all we must have and must march early on Monday morning
[Eighth Letter] [.pdf page 23]
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Camp near Elexandria March 22nd 62
Dear Father I write you again that you may still know that I,am still in the land of the living. I mearly men tioned that I left camp Pierpoint on Sabeth and joined the Regiment whitch was bivouvanct ed in the timber where wood was plenty and water we are here as yet and how long we will stay is hard to tell. The army of the Potom ic is divided int grand divisions oure division is compposed of Gen McDowels division Brigiadier Gen Kings Divs and Brig Gen McCalls. Major Gen McDowel has the command of this squad of some 40,000 men. McCalls division will be shiped next but not for fou r or five days. where we are going we know not. They are some work ahead gen keys leads the [ban?] by via of Manassas and Banks ass iting. We have gaind to boilient victories one in North Carolina and one in Florida
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Of course Clinton has tould you of the move to Mannasas and [Centreville?] and the appearances of things in general. It has been putty ruff for the past fiew days not cold but verry wet it appears [as to][crossed out] to day that it will clear off. They are equiping the men with every thing they need. on yesterday oure Regiment Received gum – Blankets and allso one hundred rounds of catterages. I like the blankets but not the catterages. We are all anxious to move on and fight if we must they have evacuated all the forts and strongholds except Nofolk and they would leve there if they could they will give them plenty of shot and shell as soon as the steam battery Mon etor gets her [boats][crossed out] guns all mounted. They will make short work of it.
I think that a fiew months will bring them to terms of submission for they are hemed in in most everry place and they have lost a large amont of guns not less then two hundred pieces.
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I,am affraid that we will not be paid befor we go. We all need more or less monney but can get along with out it for my part. I have some [former?] dollars I have had to borrow or rathe I did for fear of a snap and I just saved myself. I know not whether I will be able for to send you enny when paid or will get time to send it. I would like to here how Mother is and the rest of the familey As for myself my health is good. I had a smart turn of jaundies . I feel a lit tle effects of it yet in my teeth it made them verry soare in fact I could not [chaw][crossed out] chew crackers for a fiew days. I sent some ould clothes home in a box [Sabeh?] as a hat a pair of pants and those new overalls. I think if I had of had time I coul[d] of sent more perhaps they would not of paid freight I will now close by wish ing you to give by Respects to all my fri ends My love to mother and all with a share to yo urself S A McNutt
[Ninth Letter] [.pdf page 26]
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[Typed letterhead]
UNION FOREVER
[Handwritten]
Camp near Alexzndria Sabeth Morn ing March 28th 1862
Dear Father I write you again from the same camp that I wrote my last about eight days [since][underlined] I then gave you all the news of importence and the news of the present are unimportent but I will allways write a line that you may know that I,am living. Well I,am livi ng and soldeiring for a certainty. My hea lth is good having gotten over my jaundies and as hearty as ever onely I have got a light cold. The weather has been none of the pleasentest since we left Camp Pierpoint except some four days of last week it was ple asant and warm but on yesterday morning it clouded oup and in the afternoon it commenced for to Snow and this m orning it is raining prty smart
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But as the appearence of bad weather came so there was a push made for Shel ter whitch was not over two miles for some twenty of the camps of the new York men whitch was vacant had for to suffer although guarded prtty well the boys of the Reserve would have the tents stoves and all and again night we was all tented. there was some fun in getting arou nd the guards and [menny?] the pla ns. Well we are here as yet and not shipped and it is hard for to tell when whether at all. The ship troops everry day all of last week. They have been shipping the Regulars and the Res erve Artillery or twenty batteries of it. There is over one hund batteries of it. Thise batteries are maned by the Regulars. All of the Regular Army is here with fiew exceptions. There is a big army here
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not less then 15000 thosand men and it will take time for to distribu te them. When the all get to moving they must crush they rebellion as we will out numbe[r ] them two to one. Gen Shields after a hand skermish whiped the rebels near Winchester. The news of the Merimac a rebel iron plated stemer was sunk false is [falls][crossed out] [she][written over]it has not made its appea rance since it sunk the friget Congress and disabled the Cumberlain. The steam iron clad gun boat Monator is going in for the Mrimec some of these days. The Monitors guns is able for to sink her now as they could not hit her below the caisons it is twenty inches from the [..atten?] to the edg[e] of the cason. This is a strait front and but five inches of plate they Monitors guns can plank them now under the cason. The Monitor has no squair sides
it
on enny part they have put heavyer guns on
[Tenth Letter] [.pdf page 29]
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Camp at Manasass junction April the 14th 1862
Dear Fathe I write you again that you may still know that I,am in the land of the living. My feet prty soar but shou lders not mutch bette otherways all right. Well I,am at the far faimed Manasas and have been to visit the battle field of bull – run. On friday morning at six (A.M) the division touck oup the line of march from our ould camp near Alexandria for Manasass junction distent about twenty one miles. Arived there [at][overwritten]on Saturday about noon. This movement I cannot see wh[a]t is to be made by it as they are brin ging back those troops whitch have advanced by this rout unless we are left as a guard for the pass in the blu[e] Ridge called Manassas gap whitch is six miles distent)(This ponint is of importe[n]ce as there is severl Rail Roads diverge one west one north one south to Richmond. 125
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There is nuthing of importance on the sout till we come to Fair-Fax the conty site of Fair-Fax county it is a little one horse town about half as big as Blairsville and entirly diserted of its inhabitents except a fiew slaves and dogs dessolation Rain es in every cornor it is distressing to behold houses distroyed farms [..utch?] as they are laid wast the timbe all cut down for to let the cannon play on the advancing foe –
The next is Centreville consisting of two houses & station on the Railroad. There is enny quantity of baracks and camp. They have been better housed then ous but they have burnt most of the huts hospitals &c.
on
The ground around ^ the would be battle field is well calculate to Manover a disciplined army the ground is prty near level gradualy rising for two miles
whitch is on the ridge
to the entrentchments ^ some timbers and underbrush. There entrentch –
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ments extend Right and left of the Road thene Right resting on
three miles
a [Rim?] and heavy timber ^ thene left distant some fore miles into heavy pine timber and swamp a long line for to attact and allso to defend but there entrenchments are a hum bug compaired with what we put oup at Washington. They have no [abetices?] and a good as no ditch on the out side. The engineering was bad. There was severl places that none of there canon could command the cornors of the bastions or the treches but there trenches is onely rifl pits these is no redoubt behind the ma in line of entrenchments nor enny guns to command the inside should they be forced at one point or get in side the works. Bull run is the next about two ½ miles behnd Centrevile but little fortifyed. it is a prty smart stream mighty crooked and had
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To be crossed without a bridge. I saw but one redoubt to defend the lower bridge whitch is the one we crossed. There is an other one a fiew miles further oup the main one. There is no entrchments
see
for four miles I could ^ till you cam[e] to those in front of or commanding the junctions of the Railroads. They ha ve been commenced on a large scale and a great amont of labour put on them but menny are unfinised and the plans not enny better then those at Centreville. They have mounted here wooden guns as well as at Centreville to deceive )([it is abo][crossed out]the approches are over allmost a level plain and but lit tle timber and nuthing to defend the flanks. So far as Manassas in concerned it is a grand hum bug or at least what I have seen of it it is about eight miles to the gap
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in the blue Riege whitch appears to be verry steep and ruged and coverd with snow as it has been verry ruff for a fiew days oup to friday morning last but it is now plesent weather again Well on yesterday whitch was Sunday I visited the battle field of bull run six miles from camp. The ground is as good as I could wish to fight the rebels on in fact the nisest ground I have seen in Virginia. Where the main fighting was done it is allmost level about fiften acres of pint timber in the midle in the form of a squair and around this for a mile1/2 it is all good farms. it is about four miles from the run to where they comme ced to [retredt][crossed out]retreat I cannot see how we lost the battl except the pres ence of Johnstons Reinforcements comming there [coming][crossed out] on )([there left][crossed out])(Right flank I saw the place where the Zoave Regiment was charged on by the
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Missippi Cavalry. The bones of dead horses show where they received the fire. They have not entered oure men mo re then six inches deep. The New York men have enterd them deeper but there is menny [of?] there bones lay in the brushes to rot)(there is a dead [horses][crossed out] on most every acre of land here for six miles around it is a had seen every thing in ruins. The curs is on them. Well I guess that we will get paid on tomorrow as I,am broke I will now close till tomorrow. This is bad writing as I have no table onely on my knee)( My love to all who may enquire for me. As for Rebeca I expect a line of her before long)( enclosed
you
in this [wou?][crossed out] will find some seed of what is called the Rose of Sharon. I gatherid it in a garden whre the hard fight of Bull –run on the ground where oure men first broke and run
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It is a srub sumthing like a Snowball Bush
There will be stering times in these parts before long as the seige of York town progresses and it is reported that Beauriauguard is dead and there is little hope of the Rebel cause but the war is not over yet. It is probab[le] that the reserve will never see a fight unless it is at Richmond for there is no chan ce unless they cut there way out from York Town and Retreat. They are suroun ded now compleetly. They have well on to a hundred thousand men there disposed at Yorktown Town Nofolk and all alond the bay of Nofolk. (Good evening April 15th =62) (Raining this morning and the Regiment are getting paid of this day. I will send you some. I hardly know how mutch yet as I have been none the Savinginest as it takes money to buy evry here. I think that a cow this summer woul[d] not hurt but you know best) Sam
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P.S I have sent by Adams exp ress the sum of ten dollars in care of Rev Miller. This is because I was away and the other pack ges sealed (Sam)
