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41Author:  Lightner, John P.Requires cookie*
 Title:  John P. Lightner to Kate Armentrout, May 18, 1861  
 Published:  2002 
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 Description: Your eyes no doubt have grown dim, in looking for an answer from your old firend. It is a great pleasure, or rather a privilege to have whom you can call a friend. Friendship has ever been considered the purest affection of the human heart. A person who has none in whom she or he can confide, or call a true friend, is certainly in want of some of the best qualities peculiar to our common humanity.
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42Author:  Lightner, John P.Requires cookie*
 Title:  John P. Lightner to Kate Armentrout, June 29, 1861  
 Published:  2002 
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 Description: I doubt not that you would be glad to hear from your old friend by this time, who is now enjoying the pleasures or miseries of Camp life.
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43Author:  Lightner, John P.Requires cookie*
 Title:  John P. Lightner to Kate Armentrout, October 31, 1861  
 Published:  2002 
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 Description: It is with pleasure do I take my pen to answer your elaborate epistle, which I received through the hands of our soldier & hero Mr J. Hayse. It need not be told you that it was received & perused with great pleasure as I consider it a pleasure to read letters from all my friends, who manifest such a deep interest in the welfare & safe return of our soldiers as you do. I am tolerable well at present, but not as well as I have been. I never had better health than I had two or three weeks ago. Have fattened so much you would hardly recognize me, if I were to meet anywhere away from home. I think you might come down & see us all, while we are living in peace & quietude. The indications for a battle are very faint; according to my way of judging. We will soon be strongly fortified here, and I hardly think the Yankees will attack us so strongly fortified, since they are afraid to "show us fight" in an open field. We had a grand display of the Va Vols yesterday evening. Gov. Lecher was present & presented to each Va Regiment, the Virginia Colors, with a short speech exorting them to never let her be dishonored, while in their charge. All the Generals with in reach, were present on the memorable occasion.
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44Author:  AngusRequires cookie*
 Title:  Angus to Kate Armentrout, March 4, 1859  
 Published:  2002 
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 Description: Rejoicing at the reception of your very welcome epistle not long since, conclude to respond without any procrastination, as I was delighted to hear from you a schoolmate & a friend.
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45Author:  AngusRequires cookie*
 Title:  Angus to Kate Armentrout, January 12, 1861  
 Published:  2002 
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 Description: In congratulation of your epistle, & the interrogatives therein, which was so very striking indeed; & from such, is a natural impulse on my part to respond, in my feeble way to your missive on the 21st ult. Happy to hear of general health, & the improving of Nic's mind, & very sorry to hear of the casualty of Miss Sue, (on her way to visit) you which no doubt marred her enjoyment to some extent.
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46Author:  Trenton, AnnieRequires cookie*
 Title:  Annie Armentrout to Kate Armentrout, February 8, 1862  
 Published:  2002 
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 Description: If you think it is so lonely since the "V. Rts." left I will try & have you forget them a few moments, by reading a letter from Home for fear if you think of them so much you will become troublesome on aunt's hands. And I now don't wonder at you feeling lonely, since I have heard that that certain Mister is out of reach of his "Plug of tobacco," & so far away from "his Cousin Janey." Now Kate dont go to grieving about him, for I will have him a plug by the time you get home, not worth while though to get it before as you have forbid him coming until you return "for fear he would fall in love with me."
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47Author:  Trout, AnnieRequires cookie*
 Title:  Annie Armentrout to Kate Armentrout, February 20, 1862  
 Published:  2002 
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 Description: I will commence my letter with the sad description of John's funeral. He died Thursday night at twelve oclock, his corps reached home or rather his Uncle Toms Saturday evening, & his funeral was preached there, to a large congregation of dearly loved school mates & friends on Monday. Oh Kate I never saw any one look so life like in my life not one change from the dear face we parted with last summer not one did I say, not one in outward appearance, but oh that one great change that had sealed those dear lips, dimed those eyes & stilled that tender loving heart. Kate I felt as though I must say something to him to wake him up for I could but think he was sleeping, no mortal hand could have smoothed that countenance to such perfect tranquility. John now sleeps to wake no more but his pure spirit unconfined is exploring the regions of the unknown world. After remembering & sending messages to all his schoolmates & friends he told his Pa to tell one & all to meet him in Heaven & his last moments were prayer haveing become perfectly concious. Kate Just two days before his death his Father in mooving his sachel let your likeness fall. John said "Pa take that home with you & take good care of it." I donot know whether he said any more about it or not. I wanted to have a talk with Mr Lightner the day of the funeral but so many were around him asking about John that I had no chance. Doctor McFarland preached an exelent sermon from Psams the CXIX 119 chapter 75:76:&77th verses. The first hymn: It is the Lord, enthroned in Light; The second: Lord we share thy best designs; The last: submissive to thy will, My God. He is buried in Mr Pilson's graveyard by the side of his uncle John Tompson & now farewell dear Jno until the resurrection morn where we hope to meet you in realms of light & blessedness: Farewell, Farewell.
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48Author:  Shields, Maggie E.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Maggie Shields to Kate Armentrout, March 4, 1862  
 Published:  2002 
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 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.
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49Author:  Armentrout, Jacob C.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Jacob C. Armentrout to Kate Armentrout, April 22, 1862  
 Published:  2002 
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 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.
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50Author:  Armentrout, JohnRequires cookie*
 Title:  John Armentrout to Kate Armentrout, April 22, 1862  
 Published:  2002 
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 Description: I am well & hav been so for some time as Jacob has given you a discription of our moves I will not attempt it our friends & relations in the army are all well. I stayed all night with Aunt Lou on last Thursday night they are all well Uncle Cyrus Rhodes buried his son Dalas week before last Mary & Joce are very porly they had the diphtheria the rest of the relations are all well.
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51Author:  Brand, William F.Requires cookie*
 Title:  William F. Brand to Kate Armentrout, April 25, 1861  
 Published:  2002 
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 Description: It is with pleasure that I can this morning seat my self to drop you a few lines. My health is very good, & spirits are good, & hope that these fiew lines come to hand you may be enjoying the same unaccountible blessing.
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52Author:  Brand, William F.Requires cookie*
 Title:  William F. Brand to Kate Armentrout, May 4, 1861  
 Published:  2002 
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 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.
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53Author:  Brand, William F.Requires cookie*
 Title:  William F. Brand to Kate Armentrout, May 25, 1861  
 Published:  2002 
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 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.
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54Author:  Brand, William F.Requires cookie*
 Title:  William F. Brand to Kate Armentrout, June 23, 1861  
 Published:  2002 
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 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.
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55Author:  Brand, William F.Requires cookie*
 Title:  William Brand to Kate Armentrout, August 10, 1861  
 Published:  2002 
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 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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56Author:  Vines, James W.Requires cookie*
 Title:  James W. Vines to Kate Armentrout, September 12, 1861  
 Published:  2002 
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 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.
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57Author:  Brand, William F.Requires cookie*
 Title:  William Brand to Kate Armentrout, September 15, 1861  
 Published:  2002 
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 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.
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58Author:  Brand, William F.Requires cookie*
 Title:  William Brand to Kate Armentrout, October 4, 1861  
 Published:  2002 
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 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.
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59Author:  Brand, William F.Requires cookie*
 Title:  William Brand to Kate Armentrout, November 15, 1861  
 Published:  2002 
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 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.
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60Author:  Brand, William F.Requires cookie*
 Title:  William Brand to Kate Armentrout, December 29, 1861  
 Published:  2002 
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 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.
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