Not having heard from you since
your return untill to day when Father & George
met with Rev Bryon who said you had been
unwell but he believed you to be better now
I concluded to write you to Know how you
wer & to let you Know how I am getting
along--I am about the same I dont think
the wound heals a bit but still continues to
run very freely, which makes me feel afraid
there must be some of my clothing in there
Sis Florence is the Dr now since Hillery
left I was rather afraid of her at first
but now I believe she can dress it as
well as he could by the way where is
he now we have not heard of him
since he left
George & Cupid expect to go back friday to
their Company we heard that our Col
had been promoted to General, to take Jackson
place & the his Regiment was to go with hm
which I would have been very glad of but
for having to be separated from Mr Warren
who has allways been of great help to us
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Father & George also brought the news of a
grand victory at Leesburg in which it is
said 2500 of our men whiped 10 or 12 000 of
the enemy of Course we always whip, but how
grand a victory it was I guess could not be Known by us
this time at least the particulers could not
Miss Betty Pannill & John Called in the other evening
& stayed some twenty minutes or more
My only way of passing off time is reading novels
which are borrowed from Oliver Terrell who by the way
is at home laid up with inlamitory
and his wife is in Louisa wher she is Kept by one
of her Children being sick
excuse writing as I lay on my back
Het sends love & says Kiss the Children
I have nothing to more to write
Write soon
to your Affectionate Brother
David [Magruder]
For more on the wounding of David Magruder see the letters of E. T. H. Warren to Jennie Magruder Warren 1861 September 16 and 20
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