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| − | <html><p>Cumberland Landing <br />on Pamunkey River | + | <html><p>Cumberland Landing,<br /> on Pamunkey River 12 miles from West Point,<br /> May 17, 1862.</p> |
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<p>Dear Mary,</p> | <p>Dear Mary,</p> | ||
| − | <p>My hurried note to you some < | + | <p> My hurried note to you some</p> |
| − | <p>You already know that we have been < | + | <p>four or five days ago was so short that</p> |
| + | <p>I cannot call it a letter, & will now</p> | ||
| + | <p>try to write one more worthy of the name.</p> | ||
| + | <p>We are now on the Pamunkey R. a tributary</p> | ||
| + | <p>of the York, and are about 25 to 30 miles</p> | ||
| + | <p>from Richmond. There is a house or two at</p> | ||
| + | <p>the landing, & the river is crowded with</p> | ||
| + | <p>steamers, sailing vessels, & transports, of all</p> | ||
| + | <p>sizes and descriptions, from a canal-boat</p> | ||
| + | <p>to a six-gun propeller.</p> | ||
| + | <p> You already know that we have been</p> | ||
| + | <p>in a battle, & a pretty severe one at that.</p> | ||
| + | <p>We had marched from Yorktown on the 4th,</p> | ||
| + | <p>and at 2 A.M. on the 5th, a Virginia</p> | ||
| + | <p>drizzle sat in, through which we marched</p> | ||
| + | <p>until about 3 P.M., when we came to a</p> | ||
| + | <p>point 3 miles below Williamsburg. We</p> | ||
| + | <p>dropped our knapsacks there, & in obedience</p> | ||
| + | <p>to orders from Gen. Heintzelman, ran the</p></html> | ||
Revision as of 13:02, 6 May 2022
<html>Cumberland Landing,
on Pamunkey River 12 miles from West Point,
May 17, 1862.
Dear Mary,
My hurried note to you some
four or five days ago was so short that
I cannot call it a letter, & will now
try to write one more worthy of the name.
We are now on the Pamunkey R. a tributary
of the York, and are about 25 to 30 miles
from Richmond. There is a house or two at
the landing, & the river is crowded with
steamers, sailing vessels, & transports, of all
sizes and descriptions, from a canal-boat
to a six-gun propeller.
You already know that we have been
in a battle, & a pretty severe one at that.
We had marched from Yorktown on the 4th,
and at 2 A.M. on the 5th, a Virginia
drizzle sat in, through which we marched
until about 3 P.M., when we came to a
point 3 miles below Williamsburg. We
dropped our knapsacks there, & in obedience
to orders from Gen. Heintzelman, ran the
</html>