Summary
ALS
4 pp.
March 4, 1862
March 4, 1862 from William Francis Brand to Amanda Catherine
Armentrout
WFB, Winchester, to“Dear Kate,” Lacy Springs, Rockbridge
County, w/envelope: the regiment has left Camp Zollicoffer and government
propert being moved to Strasburg; he has enlisted as a regular for the war's
duration and looks for God's protection for “he is able to save in the
darkest hours of peril”; regret her brother did not reenlist [three
Armentrout brothers served with the 5th Virginia during the war: Jacob, James,
and John]
