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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 – | ||
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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] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:18, 14 August 2017
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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]
