1862 February 10 Camp Walker

Camp Walker
Feby 10” 1862
My dear Wife
I got here Saturday
night all right & safe
Met Mr Ed Marshall at Gord
ville & we came down
together he was very
pleasant & agreeable &
thus I had a pleasant
trip. I saw Mary Burns
at Gville & asked her where
she was going to which
she replied to see my
husband. This surprised
me no little as I did
not know she was mar-
ried & could not find
out who she married with
out asking her. Of course
I was too smart to appear
to be ignorant of her husbands

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name & must now ask
you to let me know who
she married. Major Walker
& Dr Morrson are both
sick & Moffett still com-
plaining. I met George going
home. what must I do
with his drawers &c
Two companies of our reg-
iment have volunteered to
enter the Confederate Service
Woodstock co & Page co.
this breaks up our regiment
I have no further
time to write
Affectionately your husband
E.T.H.Warren



"Gordville", line 3 -

"Gville", line 9 - 'Both referred to Gordonsville.'

"Major Walker", page 2, line 3 - 'Samuel T. Walker, Major, 10th VA Infantry.'

"Dr Morrson", page 2, line 4 - "John A. Morson, Assistant-Surgeon, 10th VA Infantry.'

"Moffett", page 2, line 5 - 'Samuel H. Moffett, Surgeon, 10th VA Infantry.'

"George", page 2, line 6 - 'Jennie's brother George S. Magruder, Corporal, Company C, 13th VA Infantry.'

"Woodstock co", page 2, line 12 - 'Muhlenberg Rifles, Company F, 10th VA Infantry.'

"Page co", page 2, line 12 - 'Page Volunteers, Company K2, 10th VA Infantry.'

"this breaks up our regiment", page 2, line 13 - 'The two companies to which Warren referred, Muhlenberg Rifles and Page Volunteers, continued to serve with the regiment until the end at Appomattox Court House. At the time of his letter, early February 1862, there was much confusion about reenlisting due to conflicting legislation from the Confederate Congress and the Virginia Legislature. This confusion led to much discussion amongst the men, and obviously officers, about the question of reenlisting and what would be the ramifications. In the end, however, there was little effect upon most of the men except they were now in the service for the War. The vast majority of those serving with the 10th VA Infantry remained, though a number did gain transfers to other organizations. Most of the transfers were official; however, some of the men left their companies (AWOL) and joined various other units.'



[transcription and annotations by John P. Mann, IV.]

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