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<p>My Darling wife:</p> | <p>My Darling wife:</p> | ||
<p>Thank God we have</p> | <p>Thank God we have</p> | ||
| − | <p>met and conqurnd the enemy and</p> | + | <p>met and [conqurnd] the enemy and</p> |
<p>none of us killed. I hasten to write</p> | <p>none of us killed. I hasten to write</p> | ||
<p>before you hear any rumors.</p> | <p>before you hear any rumors.</p> | ||
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<p>pieces and all the infantry</p> | <p>pieces and all the infantry</p> | ||
<p>were out scouting. They got in</p> | <p>were out scouting. They got in</p> | ||
| − | <p>to the camp in | + | <p>to the camp in time however and</p> |
<p>we got to work about 9:15 and</p> | <p>we got to work about 9:15 and</p> | ||
<p>fought with varying success</p> | <p>fought with varying success</p> | ||
Revision as of 18:19, 31 January 2022
<html>Yorktown, June 11th 1861
My Darling wife:
Thank God we have
met and [conqurnd] the enemy and
none of us killed. I hasten to write
before you hear any rumors.
As you know I have been down
near Hampton & Newport News
for a week past. In the last
few days we were reinforced
by Stanards Battery with Major
Randolph and about 1100 infantry
On yesterday morning we got in
telligence of the enemy's approach
and unfortunately three of our
pieces and all the infantry
were out scouting. They got in
to the camp in time however and
we got to work about 9:15 and
fought with varying success
until 1:30 to 2: once I thought
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