 | Letter to Chloe Unity Blair |  |
1863-06-30
I write you afew
lines this morning which
will inform you that my
self & brother are both well
and geting on finely.
and
I much hope this may reach
you in due time
and find
you all injoying the best
of
health and all other
blesing, I have no news
of importance to
write,
we have bin near
Chambers
Burg
for several days. and I
reaconwe will stay several
days longer, we have quite
a nice time sence we have
bin
Pennsylvania
in the way
of something to eat we can
get plenty
of milk & & butter and
apple butter
that is verry good
all seem to be afraid of us
thay treat us verry kind though
I beleave it is don through fear
the most of our Virginia boys
treat them verrykind though
thare is some of our extream
southern troops has treated
the people badley I am sorry thay
do so. it is against ed Gen Lees
orders to interrupt private prop
erty, this is a verry flourishing
looking Country the crops all
look fine. the country has
it has never felt the affect
of the war, though I guess
if we stay here long it will
feel the affect of it, our quater
masters & Commisarys has goten
agreat meney nesarys for our
army sence we have bin in
this state
there is but verry few
people
that charge us eney thing for
milk or
butter, I beleave
that
had aslive give us such things
as to
take our money, and thay
are afraid to refuse us while
thay have such things,
the people in this Country are
verry much split up about the
war thay dont unite like our
people do.
I dont think this
war can last much longer
if
it does I beleave the North
will have war with
its self
the Dimocrats say thay
will
not take sides with the
abolitionist, thay say we are
fighting for our rights and
the abolitionist are fighting
for money,
and I beleave
the Dimerats will raise against
them if the war last much longer,
house guarding the man &
property he bourds me
free while I stay with
him. I am fairing finely,
I beleave I have writen
enough for the presant
unless it was better than
what it is. So I will
Close you must write to
me soon and gave me all
news the last letter
I got was dated the .13. inst [3]
if you dont here from us again
soon you may not be uneasy
for it is verry doubtful about
our mail pasing again soon,
Nothing more but gave my
love to all the family and
share a large portion for your
self,
frend and Cousin,
This letter is dated two days before the 38th Regiment was ordered to the front at Gettysburg (Gregory, 37).
The author used a pen flourish which resembles a half-parenthesis to indicate that the date, which he has placed on the same line as the salutation of the letter, is separate from it. He also used a flourish next to the salutation to separate it from the date. Refer to the image of this page for clarification.
| Letter to Chloe Unity Blair | |