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Cummings Fletcher to his mother
Click here to see a scan of page 1 this letter. Hightown Highland Co Va Sept 19th 61 Dear Mother
As it has been some time since I wrote to you I have concluded you would like to hear I have been slowly on the mend since Major left I feel some better this morning than xxxxxx is nine days since we come here I think I am doing very well I like my boarding place fine Mrs. Campbell is a fine old lady. The only thing in the way is she would feed me to death and kill me through kindness David Cowan is on the mend he is doing fine; William N. Fletcher died here Thursday morning. The balance of the sick I think are getting better. Our Regiment has been running about all the time, it started to Lee went 12 miles and was countermanded. Then it was ordered to Petersburg traveled one day and was this morning ordered back hear. We hear all kinds of reports I cant tell when there will be a fight. There may be a fight shortly and there may not be one for some time. We cant hear anything from Lees camps, he keeps things to himself. If he could get the Yankees our of their entrenchments there would soon be a fight
but they wont come out. They are waiting for us to attack them it their ditches. If we cound so manage as to cut off their supplies, but the mountains are wide and rough. I hope Lee may route them. The Yankees I understand have left Petersburg and fallen back on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. I can not tell much about what is going on, I dont think the Yankees will fight us on fair ground at all they are depending on their breast works. I understand the Tiger Co Capt. Kindricks arrived in Monterey last night. Robert Cowan staid with us last night he said he saw Patten Skeen driving a wagon across the mountain. I suppose he has got up at last. If you have a good chance you had better send me fifty dollars. I think I will get to go home as soon as I am able. I hired Lawson for twelve months, and if he dont wish to quit, put him to clearing where Honakers cornfield joins the woods. My trunk is full of clothes if they are not ruined they will spoil. I received a letter from Wm. T. Fletcher I will
answer it before long. It is a great satisfaction to me to hear from home. You must write often. Tell me who of Kindricks Co. backed out and did not come. Write often. From C.G. Fletcher to Mother |
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