1862 June 2 Richmond, Va.

                                 Richmond Va
                                   June 2nd 1862

My Dear Creek
              You have no doubt heard
by this  time that our Regt has been
in another hard fought Battle. This
is the earliest opportunity I have had of
leting you know of My Safety. William
is also safe not a scratch on either of us but
I am sorry to say that I cannot say the
same of all of my friends and fellow
soldiers you have no doubt seen the list of
Killed and wounded from the Palmetto
Riflemen and my old Company, as Capt
Humphreys and me had a list of them
sent to Richmond yesterday by Ned
Emerson to be sent by Telegraph which
I hope has been received, both companies
behaved splendidly, indeed our Regt
here covered itself with glory, and has

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won the confidence of our Generals and the
admiration of the whole army
I will not attempt to give you a description
of the Battle now, I had the honour to
command the Regt in the fight, Col Jenkins
was in command of the Brigade and our Lieut
Col being at home sick, the command devolved
on me, how I conducted myself on the
occasion I will leave for others to say,
as plenty of letters will reach home by J.B.
Clark, who will bring this. I will not say
anything about who are killed wounded
and missing, as you will hear from other
sources, and I am in no fix for writing as
I have not shut my eyes for two days and
nights, and have been worked nearly down
besides but we have come back from the front
today by order of the commanding officer to
rest from our labours for awhile.

I will have to send in tomorrow or next
day an official report of the Battle or the
part of it in which we were engaged. So if
you will all promise not to make it public

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I will send you a coy of it which will be
the truest statement of the affair you will
be able to get.  I may add that in our Regt
there are 23 killed and 2332 wounded,
many of which will die of their wounds.
Dear Creek how grateful ought we all to
be for the extended protection of a
kind Providence, who has hitherto protected
us from harm, even in the midst of the
Battle strife.  Let us with grateful hearts
acknowledge kindness and implore his
blessings and protection in trials which we
may yet have to encounter, and enable us
conquer our enemies and return home to spend
our days in peace and prosperity with
those who are near and dear to us.
                   your affectionate Husband
                                      William

Kiss Dear little Maggie for me and tell her I
will try and get her some Yankee pretties

William Anderson, of the Palmetto Sharpshooters, recently elected Major of the 4th South Carolina Infantry


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