1862 April 24 Mulberry Point, Va.

Mulberry Pt  April 24 1862

Dear Mary
Yours of the 14th with letters from
my boys came to hand yesterday.  I showed Barry
Franks letter--Wickham called on me, or rather
called to see the Fort, & to his surprise found
me in command he told me he saw you & the
children in the road--he promised to send Chuck
to see me.  We have had no fight, & I fear the
Yankees will play us a trick, & try to reach
Richmond from some other quarter--Dr. Kellam is
with me--Tucker & Barny were on shore to see me lst
eveng---I wish you & the children were not so near Richmond
I fear our own soldiers, nearly as much as I do Yankees--
I do not believe they can get up the Penla, but it is only
my opinion--If we are forced to flee our great
men in Richmond are to be blamed--I am sure
that the war has been badly managed on our side and
I tell you that now the chances are against us--I greatly
fear that our State will be over run--but you & the chil-
-dren must keep quiet & trust to God--You know I was
never in favour of this war but now I am in for
the end, or for death; & may, if I see we have any
chance, go south & help to keep them at bay.
things may take a turn for the better, before this
reaches you I hope they may--God bless you
and my children  Your Cal

[Callender St. George Noland]

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Tell Mr. [or Wm.] Phil Nelson, I
know that a Democrat
cannot be trusted--And
all our bad luck
was brought on us
by the rascality of
that Party--& they are
playing tricks now
& like Nero, will fiddle
away, when we are
over run

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