| | 1 | 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 |
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