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− | + | [h...fulness and alacrity [ ] went | |
+ | about a week ago to [Centreville?], about | ||
+ | 6 miles north of this point and yesterday they | ||
+ | moved a little beyond Fairfax Court House – about 15 | ||
+ | miles. I heard of Brother George being here while | ||
+ | I was in Richmond, but, I have not seen him since | ||
+ | he first came on. Those suffering most from | ||
+ | our situation here are the sick – The measles have | ||
+ | been [prevailing?], and there are cases of other kind sick= | ||
+ | nes. I feel so sorry for them, some of them look | ||
+ | so lonesome, & despondent – deprived of comforts and suf= | ||
+ | fering for want of attention which they could not receive | ||
+ | except at home. How grateful I feel that I have | ||
+ | not been called upon to go through the [mal] of being | ||
+ | sick, when within the tender car of wife nor mother | ||
+ | |||
+ | [Pg 2] | ||
+ | |||
+ | [ ] body and [ ] | ||
+ | give [ ] my dear sisters and to Mr. | ||
+ | Fitzhugh if he is with you now – and to Jennie, Bet | ||
+ | & all the boys & girls. How I want to | ||
+ | see them all! | ||
+ | |||
+ | Write to me when you can find time – direct | ||
+ | to “Major CHH – Care Col Garland – 11th Regiment. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Give my regards to all the servants. | ||
+ | I hope when Alice can get home, you and | ||
+ | Mary Anne will go up & stay with her some | ||
+ | |||
+ | With earnest prayers for God’s blessing upon you | ||
+ | all. I am as ever your devotedly | ||
+ | attached son and brother | ||
+ | |||
+ | CH Harrison |
Latest revision as of 11:01, 16 August 2017
[h...fulness and alacrity [ ] went about a week ago to [Centreville?], about 6 miles north of this point and yesterday they moved a little beyond Fairfax Court House – about 15 miles. I heard of Brother George being here while I was in Richmond, but, I have not seen him since he first came on. Those suffering most from our situation here are the sick – The measles have been [prevailing?], and there are cases of other kind sick= nes. I feel so sorry for them, some of them look so lonesome, & despondent – deprived of comforts and suf= fering for want of attention which they could not receive except at home. How grateful I feel that I have not been called upon to go through the [mal] of being sick, when within the tender car of wife nor mother
[Pg 2]
[ ] body and [ ]
give [ ] my dear sisters and to Mr. Fitzhugh if he is with you now – and to Jennie, Bet & all the boys & girls. How I want to see them all!
Write to me when you can find time – direct to “Major CHH – Care Col Garland – 11th Regiment.
Give my regards to all the servants. I hope when Alice can get home, you and Mary Anne will go up & stay with her some
With earnest prayers for God’s blessing upon you all. I am as ever your devotedly attached son and brother
CH Harrison