ALS
4 p.
1863 June 14
James Booker, a camp near Culpeper Court House, Culpeper, Virginia,
letter to Chloe Unity Blair
Writing on the Sabbath, James Booker tells his cousin that both he and his
brother are well. The members of Company D marched for the past ten days, and
they expect to march again the next day, since they are following the movements
of the Union troops. A few days previously, the Union had surprised the
Confederate cavalry, but the Confederates managed to drive their enemies across
the river and take several hundred prisoners. Complaining that "the Yankees is
getting too mean to live," James Booker writes that they steal and destroy
Southern property, such as meat, corn, and horses. He notes, "I still live in
hope of peace soon though I may not live to see it." He observes that at a "very
interesting" camp meeting several men, including Captain Herndon, were
converted.
