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1Author:  Spillman, Robert B.Add
 Title:  Robert B. Spillman to Amanda C. Armentrout, March 17, 1864  
 Published:  2002 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-ValleyOfTheShadow 
 Description: You kind and welcome letter of the 8th inst reached me safe today which found me well & very glad to hear from you for I was anxiously awaiting your reply. I felt so lonely lying in camp with no excitement but at last your dear letter came which was indeed a healing talisman in writing & anxious hearts if ever I prize a letter it is when such circumstance I am satisfied there is no one who is more fond of communicating with dear friends than I am. Letter writing is a pleasant mode of binding a vivid remembrance of friends & I think I enjoy it as much as any one but some times it does not suit my purposes. I pine for a more general & extended chat, I wish very much that I could have the pleasures of meeting with you again & again that we might become better acquainted my short stay with you I have discovered many qualities in you which has made undescribable impressions on me ours is a very singular case it is not often the case where such a friendship springs up two between two relative strangers Ever thankful I hope our friendship may be a lasting one &c Sister you say that you have lately hurd that I met with one of your neighbors & made enquiry in regards to your self. I am indeed surpised to hear that it is indeed a mistake let me assure you that I have never met with any one from your county since I saw you it is not my interest that I should have done as you heard I did but I assure you I did not have the opportunity I dont claim to be all Sister but I dont hesitate to say that your pleasant appearance gave me entire satisfaction as regards your definitive worth Many thanks, Miss Kate, for your favorable oppinion of me I am very sorry that it is not a matter you asked if I was in the fight near Richmond, I was not. I had not been relieved from duty in Westemoreland, I returned to camp on the 9th of this month. have not been very quiet since I got here as the enemy kept us moving untill two days ago at which time we settled affairs all is quiet now. Our losses were very slight. Well Miss Kate fearing I may bore you with my uninteresting letter I guess I had better close. My kindest regards to your fair family, please let me hear from you ever sooner. your letters are most welcome messengers, with my warmest wishes for your wellfare & happiness
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2Author:  Brand, William F.Add
 Title:  William F. Brand to Amanda C. Armentrout, March 24, 1864  
 Published:  2002 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-ValleyOfTheShadow 
 Description: I recieved your letter on the 21st was truly glad to hear from you I had almost given up all hope of ever hearing from you again, but it seemed that I was blest at the eleventh hour by receiving a long & affectionate letter, Peace seemed a stranger to my mind I went to preaching regular & often found my mind wandering on things that didnt interest my soul. Salvation tonight I am on gard and as I can not sleep I have concluded to spend my lonly hours in writing to my best of friends. My health is very good, I have no reason to complain of any thing. I am only in all things to say Lord thy will be done not mine. Thare is no news astir in camp that would interrest. Evry thing is quiet along the Rapidan. Our Brigade has to go on Picket Monday morning I hope we may have a plesant time We had quite a heavy snow storm hear last tuesday & tueasday night It was from ten to twelve inches deep the boys had a gay time snow balling; our Brigade bantered Roades devision thay come out and drove us back to our quarters we had no General to command us in the first Battle they had two. Walker seeing us drove back came out & rallied the old brigade and drove our opponants to thare quarters capturing one of thare Gen I suppose thare was two thousand engaged on either side. Thare was none killed on either side but a great many bloodly nooses. Dear Kate wish I was by your side to night I am sure I could talk much easier than write I do not feel my self capable of answering your letter but look over my many short comings & I will try Dear Kate you spoke of kneeling at my feet to implore mercy I pray thee never kneel to no man, but rather to thy creator in hoom is our only help, he can change the hearts of those that hate us; to love & repect us; Dear Kate can you imagine my hapiness when I came to the words "Willie I love thee; & my love has been tryed; ah methinks I can hear those words comming up from thy noble but storm tossed heart; and they make me feel like a strong man. Then again Oh God is it not sinfull, you entreat me to forget, who, my first, my only, and I hope my last lover. Dear Kate is this not crual; one that loves me one that I love, to advise me to forsake her, what have I done to bring this judgement upon me have I committed some foul deed that will leave a stain up on my character or am I not good enoughf for thee I can not bring my self for a moment to think that you would advise me thus on account of my need of worldly goods; oh I know you know to well on this last, that God is the giver of all such gifts you said you cared not for your own hapiness but that you would be hapy in seeing your friends hapy Dear Kate let me pray the never speake thus again I for one of thy loving hands will never seace striving untill it may please the almighty to plase me in a condition to make you hapy Then & not till then shall I be berfectly hapy, then if you refuse me I can live my days as I am; when I learn to quit using tobacco I will do it for your sake you asked me whether I went to see your cous, Lizzie I did not I wanted to see her but could not I was in trouble I had left a face that I loved with out seeing it & no other face seemed familiar. Dear Kate let us forget the past & try & live as two loving friends for awhile; then if it may please our master may I hope we may be drawn closer friends
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3Author:  Brand, William F.Add
 Title:  William F. Brand to Amanda C. Armentrout, January 9, 1866  
 Published:  2002 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-ValleyOfTheShadow 
 Description: I recieved your letter yesterday. after reading & rereading it my feelings ware tinged with a degree of sadness now I have taken your letter before me, for the purpose of trying to answer its details something I never tried before & believe it imposible now. While I gaze on you epistle my mind wanders & I cannot senter it on no one subject. Now believe me I am going to try to write what my heart shall dictate. You are well aware I once loved you devotedly yes passionately up to the time of our first enstrangement Since then I have never have seaced to love you. But I cannot confine it to the burning love I once enjoyed. Can I help it that I changed, I withdrew my affections at a time when I thought all was lost that was dear to me. Oftimes since then I have tried to be the same loving Willie I once was, but it seems that I have failed Now dont belive that you are forgotten for no other woman has ever tuched a tender cord within my breast. You are in my mind from morning till eve, yes my only desire to live is to perpetuate your hapiness, give your hand to annother & I will leave this country wich will be a proof of my feelings for you I am so carless my bright visions of the future may soon fade your mind must have been pushed to an unusual degree of temperment when you wrote I dont belive I could commit to memory all the charges you prefered, I will not attempt to excuse my self of any for very probaly I am gilty of all I spent a Mery Christmas & a plesent New Year, Evry girl that fell to my lot to entertain was flatered to a limited extent So you may term me a cold carless flaterer & of the world worldly my early landmarks have all nearly been erased, what do I live for. My heart says thee while my actions do not prove it you may doubt this writing put it is the truth What more shall I say shall I fill this page with loving ephithets or with the sad realities of my changed nature. You once knew me as a devout flolower of our meek & generous Savoir. But alas for a long time I had only a name to live while dead. This may be the sadest letter you ever recieved from me I never intend to hide any of my faults from you. I know not what kind of a reply this may bring be what it may I hope it may have its desired effect. Alas you will say Willie will soon be a ruined youth it may be so, but I hope to the contrary I am certain the intoxicating cup shall never drag me down in its ruinous path of misery. Since I left Augusta The grate I am has called for some of her fairest duels. It seems that the fairest flowers are always smitten first. I recieved a letter some time ago from my darling sister oh how I long for her emprace. Brother C was up to see me last night got here late yesterday eavning & started early this morn. He is looking quite well, dont seem to take it very hard about loosing Bette, mans hard heart is hard to brake Dear Kate I pick up your letter and look at it. Then say I cannot answer it, do not know how to commence so I will wait hoping I may soon see you, when I can answer it more satisfactorily than by writing I expect to make my apperance in old Aug Sadurday week will call on you unless sooner prohibited Do not let this uninteligible letter give you any truble. If your hand is given to another before I get down I hope you will let me have the plasure of thaking it once more Bro C told me that J.V. & J.H. was at a party at your house some time ago very good joke on them
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4Author:  Brand, William F.Add
 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.
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5Author:  Brand, William F.Add
 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.
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