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From September 29 through October 29, 1862, the 38th Virginia camped at Hopewell Friends Meeting near Clearbrook, VA, five miles north of Winchester (Gregory, 28-9).

"Sister" probably refers to Mary Ann Booker Sparks (1825-1872), the older sister of James and John Booker. But "sister" could also refer to Margaret Benson Reynold (1815-1867), who was the half-sister of James and John Booker. See also the letters of August 3, 1862, November 24, 1862 and April 29, 1864.

John Hundley was conscripted on July 31, 1862 into Company D, where he served as a teamster (Gregory, 103).

"Mr. Penick" is probably Edwin A. Penick, a farmer who was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia in 1820. Penick served with Company D until May of 1862, when he was admitted to the hospital with the measles. He died near Winchester on October 2, 1862, probably of wounds he received during the Maryland campaign (Gregory, 117).