| | 1 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Add | | | 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
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