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+ | July 2[n]d Have just returned to camp – [Opened?] | ||
+ | letter from you – after finishing yours | ||
+ | yesterday the fight commenced again | ||
+ | just below us – We could see | ||
+ | the smoke & shells burst & at | ||
+ | night the flash of the cannon. | ||
+ | It was terrific – our Col[onel] is very | ||
+ | anxious to get into it & sent to | ||
+ | Gen[eral] [Henry Alexander] Wise yesterday for permission | ||
+ | to bring his Reg[imen]t [?] – the | ||
+ | Gen[eral] sent him word “if he did | ||
+ | he would court martial him. | ||
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+ | [2] | ||
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+ | The battle raged from 9 A M. to 9 P.M. | ||
+ | with short intermissions – most of | ||
+ | the time there was a continued | ||
+ | roar of cannon & musketry | ||
+ | You have never heard anything | ||
+ | like it – As yet we have not | ||
+ | heard the result – but I dont | ||
+ | think we gained much – | ||
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+ | May we meet again soon, | ||
+ | dear darling, is my earnest prayer | ||
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+ | Y[ou]r aff[ectionate] husband | ||
+ | N[athaniel] V. W[atkins] |
Revision as of 16:15, 7 August 2015
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July 2[n]d Have just returned to camp – [Opened?] letter from you – after finishing yours yesterday the fight commenced again just below us – We could see the smoke & shells burst & at night the flash of the cannon. It was terrific – our Col[onel] is very anxious to get into it & sent to Gen[eral] [Henry Alexander] Wise yesterday for permission to bring his Reg[imen]t [?] – the Gen[eral] sent him word “if he did he would court martial him.
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The battle raged from 9 A M. to 9 P.M. with short intermissions – most of the time there was a continued roar of cannon & musketry You have never heard anything like it – As yet we have not heard the result – but I dont think we gained much –
May we meet again soon, dear darling, is my earnest prayer
Y[ou]r aff[ectionate] husband N[athaniel] V. W[atkins]