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+ | Washing ton City | ||
+ | |||
+ | My Father | ||
+ | |||
+ | I let you | ||
+ | know that wee ar all | ||
+ | well at present time | ||
+ | and I hope youns | ||
+ | ar the same | ||
+ | and further I let you | ||
+ | know that wee left | ||
+ | Harrisburg the 21 day | ||
+ | of September and wee | ||
+ | hat bat lug on the | ||
+ | [sant?] one train son | ||
+ | agoin ours and kild | ||
+ | three man and six | ||
+ | ar barly wounded | ||
+ | it is out one care | ||
+ | clere of the trag and | ||
+ | boath trains was full | ||
+ | of solgers [?] but | ||
+ | thare was none of | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | [Pg2] | ||
+ | |||
+ | our man hurt in | ||
+ | our comnay and the | ||
+ | ingenere got one leg | ||
+ | cut of and thay say | ||
+ | he don it a [?-crossed out] | ||
+ | porbes he was a | ||
+ | sesession and that | ||
+ | hapent 6 miles on | ||
+ | the otersite of | ||
+ | Baltimore and wee | ||
+ | hat[crossed out] said 24 ours thare | ||
+ | then wee came one[crossed out] | ||
+ | too Washington citty | ||
+ | and further I let | ||
+ | you know that thare | ||
+ | was a battle here | ||
+ | with in 8 miles | ||
+ | wee hert them [firing?]crossed out | ||
+ | fireing and seen the | ||
+ | smooke and our man | ||
+ | wig[crossed out] whipt the reples | ||
+ | in a short time | ||
+ | the first fire our | ||
+ | |||
+ | [Pg3] | ||
+ | |||
+ | man mate the reples | ||
+ | [?] and wee [?] | ||
+ | [I?] [?] a man ome got | ||
+ | a leg shot of and | ||
+ | another an arm and | ||
+ | the reples got 90 | ||
+ | kild that is [true?] | ||
+ | annuf for thare was | ||
+ | here | ||
+ | too man I that was | ||
+ | in the battle | ||
+ | [?] and further I let | ||
+ | you know that the | ||
+ | [?] talk is now that | ||
+ | we hat to go too | ||
+ | missura next week | ||
+ | yesterday I dount know | ||
+ | wheter weel git of | ||
+ | or not but I exbec | ||
+ | that wee at[crossed out] have to | ||
+ | leeve her before long | ||
+ | for it is full of | ||
+ | solgers ar [sount?] | ||
+ | Washington Citty tomara | ||
+ | |||
+ | [Pg4] | ||
+ | |||
+ | and I l would | ||
+ | like to know wheter | ||
+ | you hert any sing | ||
+ | from [?] Edward | ||
+ | latly I would | ||
+ | like to here from | ||
+ | him so much from | ||
+ | your son Franklin | ||
+ | and Emanuel | ||
+ | I and answer this letder | ||
+ | as soon as you receved this | ||
+ | |||
+ | Direct you letder | ||
+ | to Washing ton City | ||
+ | 49 Reg ment [?] | ||
+ | in care of Cap | ||
+ | McCay |
Latest revision as of 16:52, 1 March 2013
2 September 26th 1861 3
Washing ton City
My Father
I let you know that wee ar all well at present time and I hope youns ar the same and further I let you know that wee left Harrisburg the 21 day of September and wee hat bat lug on the [sant?] one train son agoin ours and kild three man and six ar barly wounded it is out one care clere of the trag and boath trains was full of solgers [?] but thare was none of
[Pg2]
our man hurt in our comnay and the ingenere got one leg cut of and thay say he don it a [?-crossed out] porbes he was a sesession and that hapent 6 miles on the otersite of Baltimore and wee hat[crossed out] said 24 ours thare then wee came one[crossed out] too Washington citty and further I let you know that thare was a battle here with in 8 miles wee hert them [firing?]crossed out fireing and seen the smooke and our man wig[crossed out] whipt the reples in a short time the first fire our
[Pg3]
man mate the reples [?] and wee [?] [I?] [?] a man ome got a leg shot of and another an arm and the reples got 90 kild that is [true?] annuf for thare was
here
too man I that was in the battle [?] and further I let you know that the [?] talk is now that we hat to go too missura next week yesterday I dount know wheter weel git of or not but I exbec that wee at[crossed out] have to leeve her before long for it is full of solgers ar [sount?] Washington Citty tomara
[Pg4]
and I l would like to know wheter you hert any sing from [?] Edward latly I would like to here from him so much from your son Franklin and Emanuel I and answer this letder as soon as you receved this
Direct you letder to Washing ton City 49 Reg ment [?] in care of Cap McCay