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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, 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.
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