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| − | + | </p><p>July 10th 1862 | |
| − | July 10th 1862 | + | </p><p>Dear Nannie – I got another first rate [‘first rate’ underscored] |
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| − | Dear Nannie – I got another first rate [‘first rate’ underscored] | ||
letter from you last evening dated July 3[r]d – I | letter from you last evening dated July 3[r]d – I | ||
| − | was looking for it, & know there is another | + | was looking for it, & know there is another |
in R[ich]mond [Virginia] for me now. You have no | in R[ich]mond [Virginia] for me now. You have no | ||
idea how much good your letters do me. | idea how much good your letters do me. | ||
| − | Doc & Sam got long ones from Millie too, | + | Doc & Sam got long ones from Millie too, |
| − | Tell Millie & [?] they ought not to [?] | + | Tell Millie & [?] they ought not to [?] |
letters with [mine?]. Tell Charley I thank | letters with [mine?]. Tell Charley I thank | ||
| − | him for the little flowers & keep them | + | him for the little flowers & keep them |
| − | because he kissed & sent them. You | + | because he kissed & sent them. You |
dont know how anxious your letters make | dont know how anxious your letters make | ||
me, to come home. Especially when you | me, to come home. Especially when you | ||
| − | tell so much about the children, & | + | tell so much about the children, & |
seem so anxious for me to get a fur- | seem so anxious for me to get a fur- | ||
lough. There are so many sick in our | lough. There are so many sick in our | ||
| − | company & reg[imen]t, that it will be im- | + | company & reg[imen]t, that it will be im- |
possible for me to come. Seven have | possible for me to come. Seven have | ||
died in our reg[imen]t, in the last eight or | died in our reg[imen]t, in the last eight or | ||
nine days. I have kept so well the | nine days. I have kept so well the | ||
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[2] | [2] | ||
| − | + | </p><p>whole time, they will be unwilling for | |
| − | whole time, they will be unwilling for | ||
me to go – then most of our men have | me to go – then most of our men have | ||
been absent from home much longer than | been absent from home much longer than | ||
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day. The firing was the most awfully | day. The firing was the most awfully | ||
[horrific? ] I ever heard. There was a report | [horrific? ] I ever heard. There was a report | ||
| − | of a cannon at least every second & | + | of a cannon at least every second & |
| − | the roar of musketry was continued & | + | the roar of musketry was continued & |
unbroken for two or three hours. Said to be | unbroken for two or three hours. Said to be | ||
the hottest battle of the war. I could see | the hottest battle of the war. I could see | ||
| − | the smoke & the bursting of the shell & | + | the smoke & the bursting of the shell & |
the flash of the guns after dusk – You | the flash of the guns after dusk – You | ||
answered a good many of my questions in | answered a good many of my questions in | ||
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Charley I will answer his letter soon. | Charley I will answer his letter soon. | ||
Your devoted husband N[athaniel] V. W[atkins] | Your devoted husband N[athaniel] V. W[atkins] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:22, 14 August 2017
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July 10th 1862
Dear Nannie – I got another first rate [‘first rate’ underscored]
letter from you last evening dated July 3[r]d – I was looking for it, & know there is another in R[ich]mond [Virginia] for me now. You have no idea how much good your letters do me. Doc & Sam got long ones from Millie too, Tell Millie & [?] they ought not to [?] letters with [mine?]. Tell Charley I thank him for the little flowers & keep them because he kissed & sent them. You dont know how anxious your letters make me, to come home. Especially when you tell so much about the children, & seem so anxious for me to get a fur- lough. There are so many sick in our company & reg[imen]t, that it will be im- possible for me to come. Seven have died in our reg[imen]t, in the last eight or nine days. I have kept so well the
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whole time, they will be unwilling for
me to go – then most of our men have been absent from home much longer than I have. I was on picket with our com- pany in sight of the battle you heard Tuesday evening – wrote you a letter that day. The firing was the most awfully [horrific? ] I ever heard. There was a report of a cannon at least every second & the roar of musketry was continued & unbroken for two or three hours. Said to be the hottest battle of the war. I could see the smoke & the bursting of the shell & the flash of the guns after dusk – You answered a good many of my questions in my last [‘in my last’ struck-through] – please answer the remaining ones. Kiss the children for me – tell Charley I will answer his letter soon. Your devoted husband N[athaniel] V. W[atkins]
