 | Letter to Chloe Unity Blair with inclusion from A. Blair |  |
1861-07-14
I have no doubt
But what you think by my long silence
that I have
forgoten
you
tho
Ill have
you to know thatsuchis not thecase I
have bin waiting to find out whare we
had
to be stationed we are at
winchester,
now
I dont know how long
weel have
to stay here, I
am in hopes that
we will stay here for some time,
we have elegant water and a
plenty of it, and a
plenty of good
pervision so far, and a fine chance of
beutyful young Ladies, and the kind
est that I ever saw in my life,
and the most
beautiful Country
that I ever saw thay have
fine
Crops over here, and not
mutch
likely hood of a fight the
yankeys
it is thought if we get them we
will have to go after them,
a young man that belong to our
Regement got shot yesterday eavening
accedently, and died this eavening the
young man that shot him is a bout
to greve him self to deth about it
Thay are both from martinburg I dont
know neither of them,
of any thing to write that will inrest
interest you gave my love to miss
Jinnie Danniel and tel her that I am
very gladto think that thare one Lady
in Pittsylvania that hasent forgoten me
gave my love to all of my sweat
hearts and share a good por tions for
your self
lives in your neighbour hood to
look sharp, the drafted malitia
is coming in dayley I am sarrowy
for the cowards thay make them
work so hard throwing up brestworks
Cousin
Direct your letters to
Winchester Virginia
in Care of Col Edmons [1]
brother William received a
letter from him yesterday written
15th he was well they had received
orders to bake 3 days rashings they
did not know when they were
ordered to go they expected they were
to go to Manassas junction I may
be at liberty to morrow or some
day soon we are all well
Colonel Edward Claxton Edmonds (1835-1863) was appointed Colonel of the 38th Regiment on June 12, 1861. He was killed in action while leading the Regiment in Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg (Gregory, 92). See also James Booker's letter of July 11, 1863.
It is likely that this post-script was added by Chloe Unity Blair's brother Drury Addison Blair (1839-1864), a cousin of the Booker brothers who joined Company D at its founding. He was discharged due to chronic bronchitis on August 12, 1861 (Gregory, 81). The "William" to whom A. Blair refers is probably his brother William T. Blair, a member of the 38th Virginia's Company A. See also James Booker's letter of October 8, 1861, in which he mentions receiving a letter from "Addie."
| Letter to Chloe Unity Blair with inclusion from A. Blair | |