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1Author:  Lightner, John P.Add
 Title:  John P. Lightner to Kate Armentrout, October 31, 1861  
 Published:  2002 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar 
 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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