July 3rd 1862
Dear Susan
While I write I am well and I hope you
all are the same I feel thankful to the allwise that I am
spared while
before Richmond a portion of our company tried to get in
the fite by takeing a vary large gun and goin down[?] twice
gut they could not get in the fite I heard from Capt Poors
comany this morning Some of the company was wounded
but none killed dead William wilkerson was wounded
The worst that I herd of but I hope he will survive Wm
Lane E King Fra[n]k Jones tom morris John Allgree Garret
Payne is all safe this morning Some of which was not in the
fight Dick Richardson was wounded slitely in the jaw
and some others that I cant recolect
The 57th Regiment I understand was down on this
side But I doo not know whether they was in the fite but I hope
to hear from them this evening & if I doo not I shal try and
go down there on tomorrow if Posable the last time I herd
from Nathan they was at drurys bluff and he was complaining
but it is said the regiment was down on our lines this side
of Jas Rifer The Battle here has ben a despret one
Since writeing the above I have herd the 57t was in the fite
but I have not bin able to hear any particulars as to what their
loss was nor doo I know whether Nathan was in the fite
but if I doo not hear before cosin gimmy leavs I will
try to find out as soon as posable and write to you
immediately as you all will bee uneasy no doubt
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you must of herd a great tale about my going to the hospital
and I think the bairer had better said with his Brother a
fiew days when he was here for he was sick then and had
bin complaining for some time but he would not let me write
a word about it but on the contrary made me write that
he was well when I knew he was not well I mean Jas Huchins
but when he could not go any longer the doctor sent him to
the hospital and stuck to him to the last and when we got
to the capitol Square he was about exausted I had to fan
him like a child and when we got to camp winder I had to take
him out of the wagon and their I was compelled to leave him
the next day Henry Irving got him transfered to Scottsvill
and I hope he is at home by this time if not his wife will
know where to find him I thought him quite sick
when I left him
in your letter you said you woul[d] devide the last with the
soldiers but I have not net with anyone to give me a crumb since
I left home on our march from yorktown we had to parch
corn and eat our rashion was so short so I think you had
better save some for your childre[n] for you doo not know when
i can plant another crop Save your Bacon until you see
whether you will have any hogs to kill and then you can
sell all you will have to Spare I sent you $20 and you said not
send me word whether you got it or not cosin gimmy can tell
you more news than I can write I have seen lots of priso
=ners and our wound is distressing to say nothing of the
dead it is thaught the yankey are cleard out from this
region give my love to all and believe me your Affetionate husband
A J Gillespie
Andrew J. Gillespie Ancell's CompanyVirginia Light Artillery
MSS 9564
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