Wednesday, April 18, 2012

1862 April 19 Camp Near Yorktown

Camp Near yorktown
April the 19 1862

My Dear Cousin
I write you
a few lines to let you know whare
we are, we are on the out post
the yankees are shooting at our
men constantly tho it is very cildim [seldom?]
thay hit eny of them, thay havent
shot bout one man in our Regiment
he was shot thursday, the he was
shot in chin his name was
Tucker be longing  to Capt Carters
Company, thay was a battle fought
here last monday eavning thay
a good  meney killed on boath sides
tho a greatmeny more on the enemys
side than thay was on ours
we was not in the ingagement
the yankees sent a flag of truse
this eavning to berry thar dedd,
if they we have a general ingage
ment

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here I think it will settle the
war for the best of the two
armys is here, the yankee prisners
that our men have taken say that
thay have got to whip or die
here, and & thay will have
to die at least I hope so,
John got a letter from you
the other day and one from
Mary, you must write
to me soon and direct your
letters to york  yorktown
please let sister Mary know
when you get this tel her
Pinkney has not got here yet
he came with the wagons
gave my best respects to all
inquiring frends and share a large
portion for your self
Nothing more but remain your
afectionate Cousin Jimmy Booker

James Booker, 1840-1923, with his twin brother John, served in Co. D., 38th Virginia, the Whitmell Guards

MSS 11237

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