Tuesday, August 14, 2012

181862 August 15 Belmont Hospital,Nelson County, Va.

                     Belmont Hospital
                     Nelson Co. Virg
                           Aug 15 62
Dear Sir
                      Wishing to hear of the
particulars of the late engagement
of our army and especially of our
Company, near Cedar Creek I
use this means of learning employ
this oportunity of writing, so that
through your cooperation we
may learn all the particulars.
We heard our Company (E) was
cut to pieces in sd engagement
and not knowing the certainty
of it, we are anxious to
hear.  Please let us know im-
mediately who are killed, who
wounded and who missing.
mourtially.  We are now
near Lovingston and about
30 miles from Lynchburg
in this Hospital. We have

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very poor accomodations
here and hear abut little news.
We are somewhat better but im-
prove very slowly.  We will re-
join our company as soon
as we think we are able to
go. We have no inducements
to stay at as miserable a place
as this longer than we cannot
possibly help. Wm Lawrence
wishes also to hear of the 4th
Reg of the 1st brigade, he
having a brother in the same
                          Wm Lawrence
                          Johnson Faris
                          J. P. Houts

Address Wm Lawrence
Belmont Hospital
Nelson County Va
Care of Dr. Neill
Variety Mills

Lawrence, Faris and Houts were in the 42nd Virginia Infantry


MSS 14953

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