| | 61 | Author: | Brand, William F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Brand to Kate Armentrout, January 10, 1862  | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | It is with pleasure that I seat my self to drop you a fiew
lines to let you hear from me. I recieved your note
by Mr Vines. It was to late as I had written the day
before no doubt you have recieved it before this
time. My health is very good & hope theese
fiew lines may find you enjoying the same. We have been
on a very hard march ever since New
years' day we first marched on Bath in Morgan County took 8 or 10 Prisoners two
peases of canon it is
the hardest trip we ever ware on. The snow was from 4 to
6 inches deep & very cold. The roads became a perfect cake of ice the
horses ware continually falling down & the same
with the men. The Malitia done some beautifull
runing. Bath is a beautiful little town the
citasons are mostly Unionists. Bath is better known
as the Burkley springs it is situated between two
mountains. We are now in 25 miles of Winchester & are campt on the Runney road. I do not know what the
Gen. intentions are if we are kept in this
mountainous Country long one fourth of the army will be in the hospital for
thare are loads going evry
day five of our Com has gon
to the hospital & as many sick
in Camp. I recieved the cheese you sent me (many
thanks to the dona.) I told JV
whare to direct his letters to you & will
inform Mr Ligt. when I see him. Lieut Wilson leaves for home in the morning excuse
this short letter as I am on gard to night also bad
writing & misstakes. Write soon as I am
always glad to hear from you. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 63 | Author: | Brand, William F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Brand to Kate Armentrout, May 29, 1862 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I recieved your kind letter some time ago I suppose
you think I have forgotten you entirely as I have been so long in answering your
letter. Indeed we have hardly had time to wash our cloths for the past two months. You seemed to think when you wrote to me
last that the Valley was almost gon but thanks to
Almighty God we have been able to drive them out thare
is some in Harpers ferry yet we attacked them on the 23rd & have been
fighting less or more evry day since. We have entirely
routed Banke Army. I think that we have taken about 3
thousand Prisoners all thare
Bagage & governmint stores our Brigade was ordered to Charlestown yesterday. We
left Winchester early in the morning & marched eighteen miles by the
middle of the day the enimy
ware drawn up in line of battle & opened fire on
our skirmishers we run up four or five pieces of artilery & fired on them. Thay fired
five times & commenced retreating throwing of
thare
blanketts canteens & hapersacks. We run them for four or five miles the boys say we run
them into thare den in the ferry. We captured fifteen
prisoners thay fired some large guns this morning. We
could see the smoke thay seemed to be on the Virginia
hights & the hills of Boliven. I exspect we will we will march on them this evening as
two more brigads came down this morning. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 64 | Author: | Brand, William F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Brand to Kate Armentrout, July 25, 1862 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I seat my self once more for the purpose of pening you
a fiew lines. I arrived safely in camp on the 21 and have
been improveing in health ever since. We have a
very nice camp and the water is very good. Our Comp
numbers sixty odd at presant; more than we have had
presant for some time past. I hope providence may
smile on our armies and bless us with health. I found Brother John looking badley again. I was fearful he was taking the fever but
think he is somewhat better today. Charles has returned to the camp at last he
was to see grand ma. he says he had a
grate deal of pleasure. I tried to shame him for
treating us all so badley by not writing. he wrote home to day for the first time for
the last six months I believe; We have to drill twise a
day. Mr. Robt Taylor recieved his discharge to day being over thirty five years of age. he
has been a good soldier and I am glad to see him get of
honerably. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 65 | Author: | Brand, William F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Brand to Kate Armentrout, August 15, 1862 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-ValleyOfTheShadow | | | | Description: | I recieved your much wellcomed letter last week & was glad to hear from you. My
health is very good at present & hope theese
fiew lines may find you enjoying the same blessing. We
have had annother very hard battle on the ninth of
this month. I suppose you have hurd the perticulars before this. Brother John was slightly
wounded in the early part of the engagement. Charles was hurt in the hand with
his ramrod while loading his gun thay
ware both sent to the hospital at Sharlottesvill our loss was estimated at six hundred
killed & wounded. The enimies at three
thousand. Our Brigade recieved a grate deal of praise for its bravry on
the battle field. It sertainly did act nobly your
Brother was not very well and was excused by the Sergeon & stayed back with the waggons, he did not have the good luck of being in the fight he has got
right well again & I hope his health may continue to be good for we all
miss him when he is sick or absent. We captured four or five hundred prisoners
& two pieces of canon. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 66 | Author: | Brand, William F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Brand to Kate Armentrout, August 29, 1862 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I seat my self this morning for the purpose of dropping you a fiew lines to let you know whare I am. I
have the Dipthera. My throat is very soar but I am in hopes that I will be well in a week or
two. I left camp on the 24th thare had been but very
little Infantry fighting but some heavy cannonnading across the river the enimy seemed
to have the advantage in position at evry ford. We have
a very large Army in Culpepper for Pope to contend with. Your Brother John was
well when I left the Com.
thay
ware all in good spirits when I left. I met Jacob, Abe,
& Isack Vines on Monday. Jacob
gave me a half Cheese. Abe told me he had something to tell me how he had fooled
you out of some secrets. I be glad to se him &
find out what thay are. I seen John Plunkett in
Gordonsville he told me that Charles had a letter for me I am sorry I did not
meet him as he is so careless he may loose it before I
get back this is a very mean hospital. Very little accommodations, nothing but
bread & meat to eat & my throat being soar it is very hard to swallow. I wish I could come home and let
Churchman tend on me a while evry thing is very dear
around hear & thare is
but little change in the circulation. I have been trying to get a note Broke
ever since I left the Regt. This is a very lonesome blase. Thare is nothing of importance to write
I hope these fiew lines may find you enjoying both health
& happiness. I pray the God of mercies may soon visit me with health. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 67 | Author: | Brand, William F. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Brand to Kate Armentrout, September 4, 1862 | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I recieved your letter yesterday, & as we are
laying still this morning I will try and write a few lines in answer. I know not
when this will reach you as it is reported that a large Cavalry force has gone
up the Valley in our rear. The Enimy have a large
Cavalry force in the Valley & our Cavalry being afraid of them
buts
us to a grate deal of trouble. We had to
march last night untill twelve oclock through mud & rain to meet an antisapated raid on Winchester. We are camped this morning near
Winchester & evry thing seems perfectly quiet.
It will hardly remain so untill night. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 68 | Author: | Lightner, John P. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | John P. Lightner[?] to unknown [fragment] | | | | Published: | 2002 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | the people around here were very liberal sending Clothing Provision and what
money they could get. Is Carter still with you. I havent
forgoten what a time I use to have trying to boss
him around. I supose he is a very handsome Chap, does
he still catch fish? How is Mrs Watson and the girls. Does Mr Strickler still
Preach at Tinkling. I remember how I did hate to go to that Church. I dont think the people are so hyminded and proud out here. I was at Waveland last Sabbath and I
liked it so well I went back that night, to the Presbyterian Church the preacher
reminded me a little of Mr. S. he spoke so much like him but I felt more at home
than I ever did at Tinkling we have been tending
meetings generaly there was a protracted meeting held at our nearest Church 2 weeks, & there
was only one joiner, the Methodist preacher will hold his meeting in a few
weeks. It is true my friend our dear Brother is no more it was so hard for us to
give him up he was such a dear good brother and yet I can scarsely imagine he is no more, it was such a sudden trial for us.
We were looking for them the next week, but they had set the day it just two
weeks from the day he died, it was the 26
th
of Oct. he atended the Fair two days, and was complaining there. he went out to
Grandmas from there he went to Mr Bayleys & took sick Dr. said he had Billious Fever he did not complain
only of weakness, he would tell Bechie he wasnt so
bad. she was with him, that was one consolation. they tell us he died without a
strugle. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 70 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: William Francis Brand | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine, March 4, 1862 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I received your much welcomed letter a few days ago and now seat
myself to drop you a few lines my health
is very good & hope this may find you enjoying the same
blessing The health of the Com. is very
good atpresent we have evauated Camp Zollicoffer &campt in a half mile of Winchester I believe that we are going
to evacuate Winchester as they are
moving all the Government property back to Strausburg & all the sick are hurryed
back It is reported that the Yankees have posession of MartinsburgCharles
town & Berryville but I do not believe it and still hope that we
may be ordered back to our Cabbins before
long, The question was asked our Com. yesterday whether we would enlist for
the war or not Thirty five elisted for the
war the remainder
say they will stand the
draft I am no longer a volinteer but a regular for the war be
it long or & my prayer is that the God
of notions may help me as the apple of his eye
I will look to him at all times for he is ablt to save in the
darkest hours of per il, It is an assurance
most dear to know that he will not forsake those that put thare trust in him I was very sorry that your
Brother did not reenlist as I would like to have his company as a
gide
through this tempestuis world of war I suppose
thare is a grate deal of excitement in old
Augusta at this time on account of the draft that is to be made this
month I hope that it may hit some of the
speculators I hope I may have the
pleasure of getting home on furlough before long I would like very much to see you
Remember me in your prayers that I may hold out faithfull to the end Write soon. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 71 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1862 March 4 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I received yourmuch welcomed lettera few days ago and now seat
myself to dropyou a few lines myhealth is
very good &hope this may find youenjoying the same
blessingThe health of the Com. isvery
good atpresentwe have evauated CampZollicoffer &campt ina half mile of WinchesterI believe that we are goingto evacuate Winchester asthey are
moving all theGovernment propertyback to Strausburg& all the sick are hurryedback It is reported
thatthe Yankees have posessionof MartinsburgCharlestown & Berryville butI do not believe itand
still hope that wemay be ordered backto our Cabbins
beforelong, The question wasasked our
Com. yesterdaywhether we would
enlistfor the war or notThirty five enlisted
forthe war the remainder say they will stand thedraft I am no longera volinteer but a regularfor the war be
it long or & my prayer isthat the God of
notionsmay help me as the appleof his eye I
will look tohim at all times forhe is able to save inthe darkest
hours of peril, It is an assurance mostdear
to know that he willnot forsake those thatput thare trust in himI was very sorry that
yourBrother did not reenlistas I would like to havehis company as
a gide
through this tempestuisworld of war I supposethare is a
grate deal ofexcitement in oldAugusta at this timeon account of
the draftthat is to be made this month I hope
that itmay hit some of thespeculators
I hope Imay have the pleasureof getting home onfurlough before
longI would like very muchto see you Remember mein your prayers that Imay hold
out faithfullto the end
Write soon. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 72 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1863 January 2 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | It is with pleasure that I again seat myself to drop you a fiew lines I arrived safely in camp Monday
last. I was very glad to see the boys and thay
seemed glad to see me with them again My
health has been very good since I left home I
thought Saturday night in Staunton was one of the lonliest nights that I ever spent I had a very nice time coming down on the cars I had very little or no trouble with the box
for Jake he would make me eat a meal or two
with him for fetch ing it down to him I meſs with
Christ Abe Trotter Lightner
Abury & Brittonthare is some talk of
us forming a new meſs I suppose you have hurd
of our victory in Tenasee I think the
picture of our confederacys is brightning and I hope before long we will be a
free and in
dependant people the army is in
the very best of Spirits
the boys are mostly speculating as soon as Plunkett
brings a load the boys buy him out & then sell at a small
profit I believe Abe has made twenty
Dollars today. Well thay had
one on gard last new
years night
the boys all said if thay
had have been in my place thay would
have staid untill after
newyear I am very well sadisfied
that I have got back to the company We
have a very nice camp and I hope we may
stay hear for some time we are in eight miles of Ginnie Station We have plenty of wood put
the water is not very good, I was very much
obliged to you for the fine pickle you sent me to eat on my
departure from Greenville. You ought to have seen me part with Hattie I know you would have sent me a larger
pickle. I found Cous, Jimmie looking rather
badly he has not been well for some time I gave him the apple as you requested with
your
simpathies
in his late distresses. I found
Bros, Charles & John well and harty I have taken a very bad cold since I
returned to camp put hope it will soon ware off I have been very cheerfull ever since I got
to camp thare is no news of importance to
write I expect we will hafto go on picket tomorrow The
boys are mostly all well Curg is looking
splendid. John Meeks arrieved in camp
today our Company no.
over forty for duty I would have writ
ten soon but we had to moove and then build us bunks
oh kate how often I think of
you.
and wish for the time when I may be your
true and constant
companion you are constantly with me in
my dreams be cheefull my
Kate for by the will of providence I will soon
return write soon as I am allway glad to hear from you
good by my one dear Kate as it is almost
dark | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 73 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1863 January 19 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I have seated my self for the purpose of writing you a few lines to
inform you of our wharabouts my
health is very good & hope theese
fiew lines may find you enjoying the blessings of
health and happineſ I have
been waiting in suspence for some time for
a letter from you I have come to the
conclusion that my letter never came to
hand I wrote soon after I came down, you can well
inmagin how lonsome I have been in
looking for a fiew lines from you I will now send out the second arrow hoping it may find it's
destination Jake told me yesterday eavning that you had never hurd from me
since my return to camp I had in
writing yesterday put I thought
I would wait and send this by Mr Carson as the
other failed by mail I have no news of importance
to write We ware on pickett last week had a very easy tour of it, I
could not see any yankees acroſs the
river I think the grater portion of thare army has gon South & some twenty or thirty
thousand of our army has gon to meet
them we have orders to keep one days rations in
our haversacks
untill further orders
Some thinks we are going to South Carlina I havent but one objection to
going It wuldill be so seldom that we could hear from
home I would like to See
the country & then we would be on the cost whare we could get plenty of oysters we hafto pay six dollars a
gallon for them
here & no butter then to
eat with
them, well I got a letter the other day from
the mill; I tell you that it had Sams name in
more than one line I had to laughf at several of her conclusions of the hearafter
we have a large Co. now for
duty some sixty odd, the largest in the
brigade we have got our tents at last the boys are busy building
chimmies to them, I hope we may camp
hear all winter We
have plenty of wood and tolerable good
water, and are enjoying all the sweets of camp life, and you know they
are fiew at best
I hardly know what to write to
interrest you I hope you have
recieved any other letter before this
time I wish I was whare I
would'nt have to write for
it is a grate deal more pleasure
to me to talk to you than to write I have often
been near you in my dreams since I last seen
you, but alas what are dreams they vanish
in a moment from our sight & are gon forever I hope the time may soon
come when I may fondly encircle thee in my arms & call thee
mine
oh Kate forget the I never
can & would not be forgot for the
gold of opher, I hope your path may be strune with flowers and if I can not make you happy
some other may I ask an interest in your prayers excuse this uninterresting
letter I will try and do better
next time let no one see this my respects to all & my love to you | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 74 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1863 February 6 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | Nine oclock P.M.
as the most of the boys have retired to thare bed of poles I have concluded to drop
you a fiew lines, My health is very good
& hope theese fiew lines may find you
enjoying the same
blessing, Thare is no news of importance
to write, we hafto go on picket
tomorrow morning I suppose we will get a
peep at our enimies I hope we may have a
plesent time while we are on picket, Thare has been a grate deal of snow & rain in the last two week I hope we may have some more clear weather
now The road are
almost a bed of mud
It is almost imposible to get provi
tions from the debot to our
camp I suppose thare
is plenty of snow in augusta now for sleighing
if so I hope you may have some
plesent sleighrides we take our
fun in snowballing. We have formed a Bible class
& meet on
sundy & Wednsday nights to
recite our lessings I hope it may be
carried on and that some good may come ofv'e it we have a grand theatre in the Regt, carried on by Capt Brown of the Marion Rifles he is
a very good performer he is a noble
singer. Capt Newton started this morning on
hoon
furlough
he is very lucky in getting home though I do not envy
him his good fortune I would have written
by the Capt if I hadve haved notice in time.
as
it is I will hafto risk
another by mail hoping it may soon reach your hand
Well Kate did your cous,
Lizzie make you acquainted with all her secreets
if so do you know who she is engaged to I will tell you my reasons for asking you this question
in my next letter if you answer it I am a
thousand times obliged to you for the cheese you sent to
me I assure you it was something I never look for I would like to be in a meſs with your
brother but the boys would think hard of me
for leaving my old meſs I may say we are
almost one meſs for when ever one
meſs gets a box the other is envited
to share its contents
but if
Lieut Dempster joines the
officers meſs I exspect to change
well Kate I wasent aware that I had shown so many sines of my weak
neſs on leaving Greenville it
goes to show the feebleneſs of mans
nature I was very sorry to hear of the pereveme
nts of the Harris famlies
I hope the al wise God may do unto them as he
did unto jobe of old bless thare
future years
you said you wished you could take our places down
hear do you think you could stand out on
gard one of theese
cold nights
and if you could do'nt you thin we wou
ld be as unhappy if all the Ladies ware hear and we ware at home you wrote as if you had been trying to get
me to change my love for you but alass
how could I you are
constantly in my thoughts by day and my dreams by night & God
forbid that I should ever love another woman I
have often thought dear Kate that you never loved me as I did you
but found the keys of my heart and took pity on me. It seemes to me that man is one of Gods weakest instruments
well Kate I have not entirely quit chew ing tobacco yet I have
used one plug since I came back to the company
I used to chew two a week I hope I may entirely
quit before
long; uncle John was wounded at the sharps burg fight in the arm, I exspect he is in
buckingham.
Bro John had a letter for me from Sister when
I came down She was well and going to school I would like very much to see her Jake is well and looks
harty cous, Jimmie is enjoying the same bles
sing I must bring my letter to a close as it is
afto twelve oclock Abe
stayed up and bothered me untill eleven trying to
find out who I was going to write to my
respects to all; the family write soon as I am always glad to hear from you let no one see this | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 75 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1863 April 7 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | Truly time has seen many days paſs & your letter remained
unanswered, I have procrastinated untill I am aschamed to
seat my self to write
eaven to the kindest of friends. One request I will
ask of you that is to forgive & forget, I intended writing before I left camp. But after I had a chance for a furlough I
thought I would wait
untill I got home & then I might come
down, But alas it seems that I can never get
away from home, I have had very bad health ever
since I came home. Some days I suffer with chills & fevers
with violent headeache & pains in my
limbs. Father is very ill with the mumps, though I think he is getting
better, It will be my time to have them
next, as I never had them, I have had chances to
have taken them before,Propberably I may miſs them this time, I wou,nt care if I ware so fortunate
Well I reckon you think, “What have I been doing towards enjoying
myself” since I came home, The blues have been my most constant companion I declair I never was as lonesome in my life Time seems to stand still on her
wheels, Tom is busy blowing so if I wanted to go anywhare I
have no horse to wride. I formed a slight
acquaintance with your friend Fannie Seems to be
a very nice girl, Kind I think would make a
noble coquet,
But you must not tell her that I ever thought such a
thing, well you know that it is natural
for self willed man to form an opinion of
the fairer sext on first sight. Well I do not
know what to write to interrest you I
promist to answer the questions that I
asked in my last letter in ref
erence to your Cousin Lizzie,
But I will wait hoping that I may see you before long. Then
I can answer you verbaly, I know that I can
sadisfy you in that way better than by writing I suppose you have already form some idea of my reason for asking you I hope that I may soon get my
health & be able to help work some on the farm as we will be late
with the spring crop I suppose you ware surprised to hear of me coming home as you
wrote that I wou'nt come home for six months.
Thare
if I could get a furlough,
Tharefore
do'nt suppose you are very ancious to see me, But for my part I
never was as ancious to see you in my life Though you may think my actions do not prove it, Well you must
recolect my health & more I have no way of getting about, Dispair not I will be down ear long, And then my long absence will
make it a hapier meet-
ing, Often you are by my side in my nightly dreams them it seemes that
I am happy, But I wake up & find it all
delusion I must bring this uninterres
ing letter to a close I hope
this may find you enjoying your usual good health
if I have written anything in this letter to mar your
feeling your parden I
crave | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 76 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1863 April 30 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I have diped my pen in fluid for the purpose of
dropping you a fiew lines. My health is
remarcably good. I think work agrees with me
for I am getting fatter evry day. Well I declair I do not no what
to write to interrest you. I was out to see
George Britten{1} last Sabbath. He is looking
very badly. He sais he will
not be able to return to camp before May cherries get ripe Miſs Lizzie Brown was thare. It was the first time I have been in her company for
the last four year; She is a very nice lady.
George & her are engaged I think I told george that I
would be ashamed to come home & let the ladies see me looking
as badly as he does All the girls told me to
give you thare respects I told them I
would in a day or two. Miſs Kate B. came just as I was get
ting on my horse to leave. If I had known she was
coming I would have stayed a fiew minutes longer I stoped at Burkes Kate
as usual had the blues. I will be down friday
eavning or early Saturday morning to take you to Staunton,
if the weather will permit & providence agreeing, you must be sure to go for I think it will be a
pleasent trip to me
at any event It is now noon &
Tom{2} is teling
me it is time for to go to the corn
field I am scoreing out
corn ground I hope this may find you
enjoying good health I will give you a verce or two of poetry
& close | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 77 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1863 May 23 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | As I have a good opportunity of sending you
a few lines, I accept it
with pleasure & hasten to inform you of my whearabouts & health, My
health is very good but my greatgreat toe will I am afraid give me
some trouble before it gets well I had to
have part of mythe bone removed And I hope when it gets well this
time that I may have no more trouble with it, I
had inten
ded comming down this eavin
ng am not able on account
of my presant lamneſs, I hope it may not be long
before I get able to go about. for I get so lonesome
Well very
propberably I have the blues
some times & you may well
immagin thare cause”
“I want to see my bonnie wee Kate”,
“Well you must sympathise
with me in my afflictios Well Kate you ought to have been in town on the 20th
to have
witneſst Dr. Hay opperrate on my toe. It seemed quite
amu
sing to Burk & Dr
Hay. When I began to awake, one of the men waiting
on me had on a yankee uniform I hollowed to him hault you yankee
Burk told me to spit on him
& I tried my best & some
other childleſs things I was gilty of for a few
minutes after I woke up I was very sorry I
did not get to see Cous
Lis but I would a great deal rather see my Kate for tis then I can enjoy my self, oh Kate I konow you would laughſ at me hop
ping on crutches Well I must bring this
uninterresting epstal to a
close I would be most hap
py to hear from you at any
time I will come down as soon as I can bare to ride a horse I ask
an interest in all your
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| 78 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1863 June 3 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I recieved you most welcome
ed note this morning by Lizzie It found me something better than I was last Sabbath.
My toe is little or no better yet. I suffer a
grate deal with it & exspect for it to be pain
full for a week or two. dear
Kate you wish me to come down & more
its my great desire to come soon as I posibly can, I will have to
improove very fast if
by
I get down the last of the week
for I am so weak at present that I cannot hop across the room
without
assistance I hope by the last of the week I
may be able to find the way to my darlings side
I had a grate
notion to tell Lizzie that she might have let you come up today in her
place. But she might have told me better I am a thousand times better obliged to toyou for the eatables you
sent My appetite is something better that it was some days past
well L has come & wants to go so I cannot write
much more
be in good spirits I am
so sad I cannot w
o
rite any thing that will be of interreſs I will come down soon as I posibly can | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 79 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1864 January 21 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I take the present opportunity of answering your letter of the tenth.
I was truly glad to hear fromyou But alas
it bore tidings that went like
poisind misles to my heart I have set down before for the purpose of writing to
you; but my heart failed me, And now with a
sad heart, I attempt to drop you a few lines, My
health is very good, this I sincerely
hope may find you enjoying both health and hapineſs, I have no news of moment; worth your attneention so you must look for an
uninterresting letter You may
well imagine my heart is full to over flowing; you ask me if my
K— would prove faithleſs towards me could I forgive
her. Dear Kate you know that I have a forgiving
heart If you should learn to love
another man better than me; or that you could enjoy your future hapineſs better with your first lover
than with boor W I would be
heartleſs not to free you & forgive you; though I could never forget or seace to love you. To harber such thoughts as I have alluded to above make me feel miserable: To think that my first love should be rect. or
thrown away on one fair
to good for me, one that is
good pure & virtueous who made vows
unto me while her first love seemed to be
dieing
away, Then after a long time she again meets him: & her old love is rekindled for him,
& she to good and kind to hide it
from me has opened her hold heart to me
And asks me what she ought to do under such circumstances Dear Kate what kind of an answer can I give but pray Almighty God
to help you to prove true to who ever you love; best; I am resined
to the will of providence Dear Kate if
you should ever learn to forget me I pray thee to never boast of having fooled
me; thareby ading pain to a true but
wounded heart, if you should sease to love I would have nothing to live for in this
world; I do'nt see
that I should desire to live out this
war But would be wiling
to throw my self in danger of the misles of death that I might quit
this frail world & be at reast I will
change this; to me;
“painfull subject. I hope that you are happy and
are trying to interrest your kind
& docile Brother that is now with you. I hope he may enjoy
evry hour
of his short stay at home, I was on picket when he
started for
home; Brother John is at home on
furlough poor fellow was very sick when
he left camp I went as far as
Orange with him. I have had to haul him
thare in a ambulance I
have never
hurd from him but hope he arrived
safly at home, No doubt he will pay you
all a visit before return ing to camp, oh yes you said that in fifteen days
that Lizzie was going to leave
home you left me to gueſs for what purpose I supposed that she is going to get mar
ried if so I would like very much to be at home
& see her name changed
my kindest regards to L— & tell her
that I wish her much hapineſs
through all the changes of this life My repects to all enquiring friends if thare be
any I had a very strange dream the other night I drempt that me
& you had fallen out & Rachel Cro was intersee ding for me, I
must close you must write soon & a
long letter give me all the
perticulars consurning L.nothing more | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 80 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1864 April 10 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I recieved yours of the 21st on the sixth; I failed in reciev
ing your letter in time to write to you before you
would leave home, Thought it best to wait a day or
two then direct to Lexington; Thare never was a letter
recieved with more pleasure, or perused with
more interest; When Abe returned to camp we
ware on picket & did'nt get to camp untill the 4th; I believe my letter was enclosed in one of packes he gave it to me on the 6th I hope you will not be low spirited when this
reaches you for I do not feel as if I could interest you this eavening. I spent part of the four noon of this blessed day at our little chaple; Thare was a large congregation all seemed to pa strict
attention to the word of
life; oh how I do wish all our soldiers would
become pious men I am sure then our armies would be
invincible I sometimes think your
brother is trying to be a better boy. I pray I may be right for I hope
to see him a true christian I nead not ask you to make him a special object in
your secreet communings for I am sure you do,; Thare is no news in camp worth your attention.
Evrything is quiet as far as I know The wether has been very inclemment for the last two weeks;) first snow then
rain my darling Kate you said your face could
not ware a joyous smile,
untill you could behold my face, Cheer up
my ever faithfull
one I hope the time will soon hasten round when
we may meet, But I pray the not to put off smiling
untill I come, but rather try
& be cheerfull & hapy. darling I am sorry that my last
letter brought with it sorrow to thy
noble heart; God knows I would not purpos
ly give the trouble. Would that I ware so situ ated that I could say to
the idle of my
heart lean upon my heartarm
an I will support the
through life with a willingneſs that would now no end.” That dream of yours oh that it was a reality I
my hapineſs would be compleat,
Often in my nightly slumber you are by my side & I wake finding my
arms around my friend Trot—oh i
Dear Kate I fear you have some clue that will be
injurious to your kind sisters
hapineſs in the future I wou
ld be sorry if anything should accur to cause her to be sorry for her change in life I have heard rumers but I hope
thay are al
false My wish is that she may be hapy throughout her days, You need not
look for me this summer without sickneſs or the Yanks give me a fur
lough. The detail I was at home on counted as a furlough I would be sadisfied if I
was sure you ware hapy, Abe told me you
desired me to direct your letter in the care of your friend Rachel I think we had better continue to direct as we have in the past for if your parents shuld ever find out you were
corissponding with me in a secreet way
thare anger would be increased against both of
uns;
while they do not positivly object
we had best write openly dear
Kate what can I do to alleviate your troubles, I love you yes
passionately & if you think you have
ever treated me rong I forgive thee, &
will if you will permit love and cherish
the
more then I ever
did, I believe my own coldneſs brought on our
troubles about but I believe they will be a blesing to us both I am sure it has drawn
thee nearer to me, I can only say speed on sweet day
when I may meet thee. I must soon close My
health is very good & I hope this may find you enjoying the
same with ceerfull spirits. Give my
love to you sister & writesoon It is getting so dark that I can hardly see how to write I have not hurd from Bro.
Charles only by your letter Sister is well She desires to
know your name I will give it to her in my next
letter, Now may the blessing of a great
& good God be with
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