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1Author:  Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William FrancisAdd
 Title:  Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1864 September 25  
 Published:  2000 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar 
 Description: As I had no chance to send my letter since I wrote it I thought I would brake it oben & write a few more lines. The Enimy attacked us soon after I had finished it & I have had no chance to send it since My health is still good. but I am very tired The enemy maſsed thare troops in front of the left wing of one army & succeeded in diving it back & in very bad order some of the enimies cav. had got in our rear. nothing but night saved our army. We lost ten or twelve peaces of artilery & a good many prisaners J.H. Hight Tho, Smith & Wm Holbert have not come up yet. Im fearfull they are taken thay may have made thare escape to the Mt. Wm Hieger is still out but think will come in yet as he was on the mountain garding the signal corps Yesterday we had to retreat twelve miles in line of battle. Then when night came on we marched some twelve miles towards the Mountain on the Keezletown road starting early the morning fell back to Browns Gap. The alley seems alm ost to be at the mercy of the eni my I hope we may soon be reiforced & drive them down the Valley double quick. I hope this may reach you before the mail route gets blockaded I will soon have to quite writing soon as it is getting so darck I can not see & have three days rations to cook before I can lay down & rest
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