Monday, April 9, 2012

1862 April 10 Yorktown, Va.

April 10th 1862
York Town Naval Battery
Dear Sister
your kind letter was received
& I take this opertunity to answer,
Times is very exciting here now
the enemy is within sight in
large force & we expected to have
a general fight before this time
but have not they have a fleeat
in the river in full view but
have not ventured close enough
for a fight yet, the land
forces had some very heavy
skirmishing on last saturday &
have been fighting some ever since
We have received dispatches to the
effect that the confederates have
won a great victory in Tenisee
near corinth took eight Battery's
of artillery & five thousand prisoners
& also a victory in Texas taking
seven pieces of artillery &C
& i hope we may add another
victory to those alredy achieved.
I have given you some of the
particulars for the present I havent
times now to give you full particulars
of all thats going on, as I am
buisy all the time, give my best
respects to mother & all inquiring
friends, let me know when you
write again whether Ry[?] has gone
in the malitia. give my very best

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love to all the girls I want to
see them very bad. I am going to
try & come home at the time I
stated if I possibly can, & then
I intend to get married I dont
intend to fool about it any
longer
from your affectionate Brother
J. W. Parrish
direct your letter
J. W. Parrish
York Town
Va.
care
Peyton artillery

MSS 10305-a

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