| | 1 | Author: | Armentrout, Jacob C. | Add | | | 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 |
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