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1Author:  Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William FrancisAdd
 Title:  Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1864 October 2  
 Published:  2000 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar 
 Description: In all probability my last letter never reached you. I will drop a few lines by some of the boys that are trying to get a pass for forty eight hours I wrote to you while we ware at Browns Gap. We stayed thare a few days had a skirmish with the Yankee Cavly & drove them back acroſs north river. next day marched to Waynsborow rm's">whare Begrams Div. of Inft. & u's Cavalry">Fitz H. Leus Cavely drove the Yanks from. I visited Uncle H. Koin ers while we camped at Wansboro. I was very much pleased with my new aunt. She is very kind & sociable. Cous, Martha thought I had entirly forgotten them, as I had never been thare since the War. I promised to do better in the future. but you know how frail my. promises are, often made to be broken. Yesterday we had a very severe march marched from Wansboro to with one mile of the willow pump We are camped 13 miles before Staunton on the right hand side of the Pike It is reported hear this morning that the enimy are fortifiing fortifying at Mt Crofford I thought yes terday evening we would be engaged with thare advance before this time the boys passes have My health is not very good Yesterday I was unwell all day feel much better this morning hope I maybe entirly well in a day ortwo, Abe & Brit. went to Sirus last night. The boys are all well, I think we will stay hear today I must close my love to all
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