1862 May 21 New Market, Va.

New Market

  May 21^t 1862

My dear Wife

      The Yankeys have apparently

abandoned the Valley & seem

to be on the march for Rich-

mond.  we are at the above

named place have just got

here & the entire army

has taken the road towards

Luray & will cross into Mad-

ison & probably go by Fres-

catti.  You will therefore

not leave home until you

hear futher [sic].

I am most affectionately

  E. T. H Warren

“the Valley”, line 2 – ‘The Shenandoah Valley.’

“Frescatti”, lines 9 & 10 – ‘Frascati, the ancestral home of Warren’s wife Virginia ‘Jennie’ Watson Magruder which is located a few miles north of Gordonsville.’

“E. T. H Warren”, signature – ‘Edward Tiffin Harrison Warren, Colonel, 10^th VA Infantry.’

[transcript by John P. Mann, IV]

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