| | 1 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Add | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1865 February 14  | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I avail myself of the present opportunity to drop you a few lines I arived safly in camp the
night of the 9th, Had some very roughſ
weather to come down
in, I thought that when I was in Staunton that if I
was at home I would stay
thare untill the weather would mod
erate, But I had gone tofar to turn
back, While in Staunton I visited your Cous,L.— She gave me a comple
te scolding. I pretended at first that I had'nt been down to see you since she was out,
& told her that the last time, I was
down I was treated in a manner that lead me to
believe that the next time that I went, that I
would be dis
carded. & that such feelings would keep my lover from the idle of thare
heart, She told me that she did not believe me, Butthat I was getting
geleous, wich you may know I
desired I then told her all,
The weath
er has been very cold down since
I came down We have no snow hear I am very cirtain that it is not leſs than fifteen inches deep
in the
valley I suppose you have hurd the glad tidings t,hat all our prisners are going to be exchanged, But
our hopes for pease are all crushed thare is noghtin left us now but
fight.
untill our broud foes shall nuckle
& acknowledge our independence If
we should surrender now to our
enimies we would I believe be one of the most
downtrodden Nations in the world, So we had better con tinue our
strugle untill we have all found a
home in our mother earth
The boys are all well & in muc
betterspirits than I expected to find them
Thay had a fight last monday
week
none of our Co, ware
hurd, I expect a god many of the boys will go to Cavelry if we are consolidated &
Capt Willson takes command of
us I intend to go rather than surre
nnder sutch a
tyrant, I wish we could get men enoughf hear to save our old 8 for it has been
a faithfull
Co. & I hate to see its name die out.
John Sane. is getting a transfur to
Gen.
Lees
body gard. Grieer &
Volentrare are getting transfurs to the 18th
Cavelry & Tom Campbell to mounted
artilery The boys are all ancious to have thare names of the rolls of Co 8 for
fear of consolidation
Thare was a letter in camp from Sister waiting for
me I answered her letter several day ago she was quite well
Dear K you
must not scold me for not writing sooner for we are kept so busy hear building our breas
work that one hardly has time to write our fortifications are about a mile
ourfrom camp Thay are
twelve feet thick & seven feet high with three rows of abbetters in frunt look like will
be imposible for Mr Yank
ever to get near us, I have no news worth your
attention evry thing is quiet along
our lines, How did you enjoy yourself the eavning that I left I
suppose you thought it a very cold
parting indeed it was to me, but we have
always to be governed by sircumstan
ces, Dear Kate believe me to be holy thine for I am sure evry
pulsation of my heart beats love to thee & I hope it shall
never nv nv
change
others have loved you & may love you
again, but never as devotedly as I have
no other I dou'nt think could
ever have the influence over me you have I
want to make it my future busineſs to live and act for your
hapineſ I must close soon My health is very good
hope this may find you enjoying the
same write soon give me all the
new & believe me to be your true &
confiding lover, | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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