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Winchester, July 8th 60 [but likely meant 63]
My Dear Hattie,
I have just received
your letter, (as the Dr. acknowledged
that he had kept it in his pocket
for several days) and I hasten to answer it
although we did have a most [?]
[?] [time?] [during?] the Yankees [?]
[?] dear Hattie in these days every
thing is exaggerated and it might have
been [much worse?]. Indeed it [was?] becom
ing more apprehensive every day, when God
in his mercy sent us relief and freedom
[?] [?] it [?] [?] he alone [?]
Nothing I suppose [?] him but man
aged with [greater?] military [?] than
the attack made my [?] upon our
yankee oppressors. One house on [?]
hill was burned by the yankee soldiers
in [?] [?] and mischief. In [Winchester?]
[homes?] 4 or 5 shells [burst?] but no one
hurt. 3 shells burst in Mr. [?] Wall's
[Page 3]
[?] and I do not know how many balls
[lodged?] in his house [but no one looks?]
Oh Hattie - Mr. [Bardin?] is dead, he
died last night. You know what a
loss he will be to his family, the [?]
and [?] [?] the loss. In little more
than 2 years, Maria [?]
[?], and David, and now the kind
husband and father have been carried
off by the hand of
