1861 June 4 [Harper's Ferry]

[postscript on letter of June 1st to his sister]

Tuesday Morning

P.S. There is nothing new this

morning. No indication of any

movement of troops.

Please tell them at home that

they need not send my Coat un-

til I express the desire. At pres-

ent it would be only an en-

cumbrance. I am well provided

with every necessity.

Affectionately

Jno. W. Daniel.

1st Lieutenant John Warwick Daniel, 1842-1910, Co. C. 27th Virginia and later Co. C. 11th Virginia Infantry, attained the rank of major before being permanently disabled in the Battle of the Wilderness. Studied law at the University of Virginia, entered politics and served in the Virginia House of Delegates, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Called the "Lame Lion of Lynchburg" he was a noted orator who gave speeches on many memorial occasions and was especially known for his address on Robert E. Lee

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