1861 June 20 Culpeper Co. Ho.

Head Qrs, Camp Henry

My dear Uncle;

I write a few hurried
lines to night on the eve of starting
to Manassas in the morning with Papa
who has finally gotten his Regiment formed,
and will I expect be restored to his
Brigadiership, soon after he gets to the
Manassas Junction. Sterling starts
in the morning for the purpose of
carry your horse Tally Ho back to you,
and for buying a fine young horse
from home up--Pa would write
himself, but the thousand things he
has had to think of, since his orders
to go forward, has had him on
the rush all day, to get every thing
in readiness to start.

He finds the horse too clumsy & is not
clean footed at all

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He has been doing little or nothing
since we have had him here.
I hope he may reach you in time
to use him, if you should desire
to do so, in your company, which
I hear you are raising in your
county.

With much love to Aunt Lucy
and all your household.

I remain yr affect nephew
John B. Cocke


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