| | 81 | Author: | Shields, Maggie E. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Maggie Shields to Kate Armentrout, March 4, 1862  | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I have been promising you a letter for more than a fortnight, but have neglected writing until this late period, though
doubtless it will be quite unexpected to you even now as it is almost entirely
unwonted for those at home to introduce a
correspondence with an absent friend; but you know as hard times increase, all
precedent customs as well as general formality diminishes & as I deem my
"own dear self" a miss of self-competence sufficient
to be governed by momentary impulses I will preface a fashion which I anticipate
will remain unimitated though hope not
depreciated, if it be a breach of former civility or etiquette if you please.
Well, Kate I scarcely know what to communicate first; as I am aware you hear directly from the neighborhood that so frequently that you receive the news almost as early as myself;
suppose from what I have learned that your fruition has been dazzling in the
zenith of its magnificence during your visit up to the present time; &
presume it will not cease to continue as long as parties, are the fashion
& Valley Rangers, with plenty of "Tobacco" are the Chorus in your "Town"; Oh! I have a great
desire to hear from you. There has no material change occurred within the limits of our vicinity since you left us, we
still experience the alternations of joys & greifs which we have been accustomed to almost daily since the war
commenced; we, in accordance with the
dictates of the Sacred writings rejoice in time of victory & grieve when
conquered. Suppose you have heard the
particulars attending our friend John Lightner's sickness & death; he
died wishing us all to meet him in heaven, which should be our unwearied
endeavor & consequently our final end. You had my heart-felt sympathy
upon hearing the melancholy news; but this Providence like theirs should be
weighed with the balance of humiliation, as the loss of one is the gain of
another. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 82 | Author: | Armentrout, Jacob C. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Jacob C. Armentrout to Kate Armentrout, April 22, 1862 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | we were on picket about two in the morning we suppose the object of the
picket was to stop straglers for the tenth Regt. came across upon the same road consequently
the enemy could not leave unexpected. We left Rude's Hill the 11th & camped near the Spring. Abe, Hunter, John & I
stope
allnight at Ants She was
very much distressed at the thought of the advance of the enemy the people in
general were rioting about in the utmost confusion not knowing their personal
fate if they stayed nor the fate of their property if they left. Unkle
Cirus sold some cattle in town & on his return,
he & his three sons met the Brigade they had their horses &
equipments expecting to join their
company at Richmond they certainly had but little time to escape for the enemy's
calvery were at the Spring the next morning.
Ashby killed several in Mr. Lincon's wheat-field it is sayed Cousin John & Albert took dinner at home the next day.
They say the enemy did not disturb any citizen but took several horses. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 85 | Author: | Brand, William F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William F. Brand to Kate Armentrout, May 4, 1861 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | In confusion not as you exspect for time is so very
presscious that I have to hurry about evry thing. Yesterday we ware all
on Maryland hights & had nothing to eat
& raining an no shelter put when we came home those that we left had dinner ready for us.
Brother arrived safely yesterday with Thomas Supple put
James Supple never will get hear for he took sick at Winchester & I
exspect he will go home, very likely it is good
policy in him for I know that he would be scorned almost to death. I would not
be in his plase for a fortune or any thing that seems
dearer. We all enlisted our servises to day as long
as Virginia had need for us. I dont think that we will
be released before Three or Four years & if that may be the case we all
never can come home. John is well, I think he wrote to you all. I am not surtain. Abraham sends you his love to you. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 86 | Author: | Brand, William F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William F. Brand to Kate Armentrout, May 25, 1861 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | It is with pleasure to me, that I am permitted to write
you a fiew lines I recieved
your much welcomed letter a fiew days since and have
taken this highly favored opportunity of writing. My health is very good as well
as your Brothers and I hope when theese
fiew lines comes to hand that you may be enjoying the
same blessing with all other earthly enjoyments. Thare
are from fifteen to twenty thousand Soldiers hear at
present thare was some rumers
hear last night that the federal troops had taken posession of Alexandria thare was a secession flag thare & one
secessionist stood by it & said the first man that attempted to take it
down he would kill & one of the officers of the federal troops walked up
to it and took hold of it and was shot down in his tracks put the secessionist suffered the same fate he was shot down &
cut to pieases he well knew what would be his fate,
put his love to the new
confederacy was sweeter than death. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 87 | Author: | Brand, William F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William F. Brand to Kate Armentrout, June 23, 1861 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I recieved your kind and much welcomed letter a fiew days since and was glad to hear from you. I should
have answered it sooner put we have been mooving from plase to plase for the last two weeks & hardly ever neer a Post office & to day I am Twenty five miles
from one put I have concluded to write at any rate hoping
that I might have a chance of sending it
before long. My health is very good and I hope theese
uninteresting lines may find you enjoying the same blessing. Cous. Jas. V. is well and harty. Your friend J.P. Lightner was hear
yesterday eavning he belongs to the Rockbridge Collige boys it is a fine company he said when he got
to Strawsburg it was reported that we ware fighting in Winchester & when he got thare
he hurd that
we ware fighting in Martinsburg & he pushed on
and when he got thare he was told we ware fighting at our encampment it seemes
that it does some persons good to lie just to keep up the excitement put it will not be long I hope untill we shall soundly whip the deamons of
the North for the bloodthirsty villions
has invaded our soil at different points & taken
property & surched the houses for money. I
cannot write any thing to day that will interrest
you it being Sunday & to see no change in the soldiers if one did not
keep the account of the days he would not know when Sunday comes. Some of the
men are blaying cards, oh that men would fear the
lord more & searve him better. Sam Fitch has to
go on duty this morning for an our or two & he
looks mad I reckon he thinks he is violating the Sabbath put it is not his fault. I have had good luck I have not had to go on
duty on Sunday yet. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 88 | Author: | Brand, William F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Brand to Kate Armentrout, August 10, 1861 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-ValleyOfTheShadow | | | | Description: | I recieved your kind and affectionate letter by Mr
Britton I was happy indeed to hear from you and to hear you ware well with all the rest of your brothers and sisters. My health
is very good and hope when theese
uninterresting lines come to hand you may be
enjoying the same with all the pleasure this poor world can afford. I have the
blues this morning and you must not exspect as long a
letter as usual. Brother John & Tom Graham got to disputing about a very
trifling matter. John was left out of his mess to get breakfast, and it not
being ready when we came of
ove drill Graham commenced cursing John when he had been
swearing as John thought long enought he told him to
stop. Graham yanked up a stik and let him have it over
the face, at that moment the Capt
intofeared & sent Graham to the Guard
house. Capt told John when ever he got a chance to
give him a good whipping I am sorry the fus
occured but it can not be helped know. The Staunton band has came down to blay for the regament. We ware marched
ut yesterday morning to be reviewed by the prince
Napolion. Thare was
tow brigades making ten or twelve regaments all drawed up in
line of Battle it was a magnifisent view. The
Prince just passed along the road. I should have liked to have seen him; Cousin
Joseph R Brand was over the other day. I think he wares
the same old face he use to ware
he seems to be a very kind & tender hearted young man he seems to be
acquainted with young men all over the State his school mates at Colligge. We took dinner with one
of his former Teachers he had a very nice diner such
as Chicken pork and good light bread & blackbury
gam
wich we used instead of putter. I renewed Jo's acquaintance with J.P.L. Jo. said he did'nt know any in our Co.
put your Brother, Charles & my self, he said he
never would have none me if I had'ent
laughted when I seen him. Jo.
was at fairfax Court house when the Yankees came on them & they had to
retreat back to Bulls run. Another of our old school mates was to see us, Wm. Weeb. You would not know him for he has such a
large beard & mustache, he belongs to the Montosella Guards, has a very nice uniform. Weeb & Cousin
Jo. both belong to brigadeer General
Cox'es brigade. I have seen both my oncles since the Grate Battle of bulls run.
I shall know give you a short account of the Battle. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 89 | Author: | Vines, James W. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | James W. Vines to Kate Armentrout, September 12, 1861 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I received your kind & welcome letter some three or four weeks since and
I take this opportunity to answer it. I was very glad to hear from you and to
hear that you were all well, you said all the girls looked well except Snake you
named one in perticular you called her my dear
Maggie well if you say she is my dear, it must be so I guess you know, give her
my love. Tell Snake I can very easily account for her looking badly she has
parted with some one and she is grieving herself about him. I cant
say who it is unless it is Mr
Quarles tell her he is well and I hope it wont be long before she may have the happy privilege of
seeing him. I long to see that happy time when we all may be permitted to return
to our homes, you cant imagine how I would like to come
home. I have tried to get a furlough but there was no earthly chance so I have
come to the conclusion to wait patiently until next Aprile if I am spared to see it then I can come home, but I hope this
fuss may be settled long before then. Kate I suppose you heard about Tom Supple
loosing all the letters that was sent by him
& never have been heard from since, we scolded him a greadeal about it but I suppose he did not loose them intentionally therefore we will have to forgive him. I recieved a letter from home yesterday the firse one for more than two weeks and was very sorry to hear of F
Campbell's death poor fellow he suffered a greateal but I hope he is now at rest I would like to have come and see
him before he died but that privilage was denied
me. I think it very hard that no one are allowed to go home under any
circumstance except on a sick furlough. I pittied
James Trotter he tried several time to get a furlough to go home and see his
Father before he died but there was no chance, well Kate as it is now about ten
oclock, and the candle is about out I will have
to bring these few lines to a close give my love to all the Family & all
inquiring friend excuse all mistakes nothing more at this time. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 90 | Author: | Brand, William F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Brand to Kate Armentrout, September 15, 1861 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | As I have not hurd from you for a long time, I have
seated my self this beautifull Sabbath morning for
the purpose of dropping you a fiew lines. I have been
looking for a letter from you for some time past. Indeed, I have not recieved a from Augusta for the last three weeks. I
begin to think that I am uttrably forsaken no one can tell
the pleasure that it affords, a poor soldier on recieveing a letter from his friends & acquaintances. It
enlivens his mind & makes him energetick in
performing his duties thre is not
news of interrest to write our advance pickets are
in two miles of the Arlington highths night before
last Stuards
Cavelry seen thare advance
guard across the river. Colonel Stuard said he was in
two miles of Washington
thay took fifteen or twenty Prisoners. John Plunket went
down to fairfax Court house he said he had an interview with some of the
Prisoners two Lieutenants & some privates thay
said thay
ware glad that they had been taken prisoners for thay did not care which way the victory went that thay had been forced to come on the soil of Va.
thay said that old Abe promest to keep them in the city for to protect it and after he got them
thare he made them go whare
ever he pleased. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 91 | Author: | Brand, William F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Brand to Kate Armentrout, October 4, 1861 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I have taken the presant opportunity of writing time, to write you a fiew lines for
the purpose of answering your last letter which I recieved a fiew days since. You wrote as if I was
trifling with your good nature. I would rather fall in the cause of our country
than to blindfold you in any way. You ware mistaken in
seeing a letter of mine to Miss Hiss as you stated. I recolect well at the last of my letter to her I had.- from your devoted friend and if you do'nt believe me I only ask you to look at it again none but Sam Fitch new my motive in writing her that letter it was for his benifit she had lost confidence in him, on account of
some lies that had been told on him about her. Shee wrote
to me stating that I was in Sams
presance when he talked about her. She said that if
the things ware true she was done with Sam for ever. It
was all a lie that some of his enimies had
made on him, through Sams
persuasion I tried to write a forcible letter for I new
that Sam still loved her. & I am sertain that
she once loved him. I suppose if she was my devoted lover I would have written
to her since wich I have never done. Very proberably this will be hard to believe put it is eaven so; your advice is good but in no way. I do'nt think that I have tried to fool any one & God forbid
that I should. I have had blues ever since I recieved
letter. I used to think that nature was to strong to be subject unto grief but alas it is far from it. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 92 | Author: | Brand, William F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Brand to Kate Armentrout, November 15, 1861 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I recieved your letter a fiew
days since. and it was with pleasure to me to open it & peruse over its
contents. It was with sorrow that I read of the death of Miss Kate Hall
& Miss Sarah McCadden but our loss is thare eternal gain. Miss Kate was my most intimate friend
while I lived in Greenville. I saw a piece in the Newspaper Composed about Miss
Kate I Judged that Mr. Monroe was its auther, it was a
very good piece. Your Brother John has been sick for three or four days
& has gon to the hospital in Winchester. I hope
he may soon recover his former health. I think he is taking the fever. Your
Cousin Abe has been complaining for some time past, but looks harty at present. Brother John has returned from the hospital, he
was sent to Richmond, I was very glad to see him as I could'nt hear from him he had the Typhoid fever & looks
quite thin yet he has not reported for duty yet. I got a pass to go to
Winchester the other day evry thing is very The town is not crowded
like it was in the spring. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 93 | Author: | Brand, William F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Brand to Kate Armentrout, December 29, 1861 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I recieved your letter on the 20th & it was a
most welcome letter for our Reg. was on piket
ware the banks of the Potomac & occation the enimy would
throw a bombshell as if feeling for our situation but
warsted
aminition in vain but you may know that your
letter being recieved in such a
would make a lasting impression on my mind & thare I vowed before Almighty God that I would never play annother card it was very seldom that I every played;
when I played it was for mear amusement but well I know
thare was a better way to spend my time. This is
quite a lonesome day hear, though a beautifull Sabbath morning evry thing looks quiate but dull it is quite a
picture to look around on my mess some are Cooking some
eating some writing & some sleeping. We had
for breakfast you would laughf if
you could see us cooking evry
one must have something to say how such & such a
thing ought to be done. H. Brownlee is hear to day tis the first time I have seen him since
he went to Washington Co. he
looks very well. Tom is Gen. Garnetts orderly. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 94 | Author: | Brand, William F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Brand to Kate Armentrout, January 10, 1862 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | It is with pleasure that I seat my self to drop you a fiew
lines to let you hear from me. I recieved your note
by Mr Vines. It was to late as I had written the day
before no doubt you have recieved it before this
time. My health is very good & hope theese
fiew lines may find you enjoying the same. We have been
on a very hard march ever since New
years' day we first marched on Bath in Morgan County took 8 or 10 Prisoners two
peases of canon it is
the hardest trip we ever ware on. The snow was from 4 to
6 inches deep & very cold. The roads became a perfect cake of ice the
horses ware continually falling down & the same
with the men. The Malitia done some beautifull
runing. Bath is a beautiful little town the
citasons are mostly Unionists. Bath is better known
as the Burkley springs it is situated between two
mountains. We are now in 25 miles of Winchester & are campt on the Runney road. I do not know what the
Gen. intentions are if we are kept in this
mountainous Country long one fourth of the army will be in the hospital for
thare are loads going evry
day five of our Com has gon
to the hospital & as many sick
in Camp. I recieved the cheese you sent me (many
thanks to the dona.) I told JV
whare to direct his letters to you & will
inform Mr Ligt. when I see him. Lieut Wilson leaves for home in the morning excuse
this short letter as I am on gard to night also bad
writing & misstakes. Write soon as I am
always glad to hear from you. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 96 | Author: | Brand, William F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Brand to Kate Armentrout, May 29, 1862 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I recieved your kind letter some time ago I suppose
you think I have forgotten you entirely as I have been so long in answering your
letter. Indeed we have hardly had time to wash our cloths for the past two months. You seemed to think when you wrote to me
last that the Valley was almost gon but thanks to
Almighty God we have been able to drive them out thare
is some in Harpers ferry yet we attacked them on the 23rd & have been
fighting less or more evry day since. We have entirely
routed Banke Army. I think that we have taken about 3
thousand Prisoners all thare
Bagage & governmint stores our Brigade was ordered to Charlestown yesterday. We
left Winchester early in the morning & marched eighteen miles by the
middle of the day the enimy
ware drawn up in line of battle & opened fire on
our skirmishers we run up four or five pieces of artilery & fired on them. Thay fired
five times & commenced retreating throwing of
thare
blanketts canteens & hapersacks. We run them for four or five miles the boys say we run
them into thare den in the ferry. We captured fifteen
prisoners thay fired some large guns this morning. We
could see the smoke thay seemed to be on the Virginia
hights & the hills of Boliven. I exspect we will we will march on them this evening as
two more brigads came down this morning. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 97 | Author: | Brand, William F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Brand to Kate Armentrout, July 25, 1862 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I seat my self once more for the purpose of pening you
a fiew lines. I arrived safely in camp on the 21 and have
been improveing in health ever since. We have a
very nice camp and the water is very good. Our Comp
numbers sixty odd at presant; more than we have had
presant for some time past. I hope providence may
smile on our armies and bless us with health. I found Brother John looking badley again. I was fearful he was taking the fever but
think he is somewhat better today. Charles has returned to the camp at last he
was to see grand ma. he says he had a
grate deal of pleasure. I tried to shame him for
treating us all so badley by not writing. he wrote home to day for the first time for
the last six months I believe; We have to drill twise a
day. Mr. Robt Taylor recieved his discharge to day being over thirty five years of age. he
has been a good soldier and I am glad to see him get of
honerably. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 98 | Author: | Brand, William F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Brand to Kate Armentrout, August 15, 1862 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-ValleyOfTheShadow | | | | Description: | I recieved your much wellcomed letter last week & was glad to hear from you. My
health is very good at present & hope theese
fiew lines may find you enjoying the same blessing. We
have had annother very hard battle on the ninth of
this month. I suppose you have hurd the perticulars before this. Brother John was slightly
wounded in the early part of the engagement. Charles was hurt in the hand with
his ramrod while loading his gun thay
ware both sent to the hospital at Sharlottesvill our loss was estimated at six hundred
killed & wounded. The enimies at three
thousand. Our Brigade recieved a grate deal of praise for its bravry on
the battle field. It sertainly did act nobly your
Brother was not very well and was excused by the Sergeon & stayed back with the waggons, he did not have the good luck of being in the fight he has got
right well again & I hope his health may continue to be good for we all
miss him when he is sick or absent. We captured four or five hundred prisoners
& two pieces of canon. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 99 | Author: | Brand, William F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Brand to Kate Armentrout, August 29, 1862 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I seat my self this morning for the purpose of dropping you a fiew lines to let you know whare I am. I
have the Dipthera. My throat is very soar but I am in hopes that I will be well in a week or
two. I left camp on the 24th thare had been but very
little Infantry fighting but some heavy cannonnading across the river the enimy seemed
to have the advantage in position at evry ford. We have
a very large Army in Culpepper for Pope to contend with. Your Brother John was
well when I left the Com.
thay
ware all in good spirits when I left. I met Jacob, Abe,
& Isack Vines on Monday. Jacob
gave me a half Cheese. Abe told me he had something to tell me how he had fooled
you out of some secrets. I be glad to se him &
find out what thay are. I seen John Plunkett in
Gordonsville he told me that Charles had a letter for me I am sorry I did not
meet him as he is so careless he may loose it before I
get back this is a very mean hospital. Very little accommodations, nothing but
bread & meat to eat & my throat being soar it is very hard to swallow. I wish I could come home and let
Churchman tend on me a while evry thing is very dear
around hear & thare is
but little change in the circulation. I have been trying to get a note Broke
ever since I left the Regt. This is a very lonesome blase. Thare is nothing of importance to write
I hope these fiew lines may find you enjoying both health
& happiness. I pray the God of mercies may soon visit me with health. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 100 | Author: | Brand, William F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Brand to Kate Armentrout, September 4, 1862 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I recieved your letter yesterday, & as we are
laying still this morning I will try and write a few lines in answer. I know not
when this will reach you as it is reported that a large Cavalry force has gone
up the Valley in our rear. The Enimy have a large
Cavalry force in the Valley & our Cavalry being afraid of them
buts
us to a grate deal of trouble. We had to
march last night untill twelve oclock through mud & rain to meet an antisapated raid on Winchester. We are camped this morning near
Winchester & evry thing seems perfectly quiet.
It will hardly remain so untill night. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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