1862 August 25

[postscript to the letter of Ann E. Bernard begun on August 23]

Monday morning--
The firing heard saturday was between
an Alabama regiment of Longstreets division and
the enemy.  he lost about three hundred.  It is reported
that our forces have got as far as Warrenton Fau-
quier, the enemy still retreating, but litterally des-
troying everything as they go, setting fire to every
house in their path, burning fields of wheat in
the shock.  I see nothing but starvation before us,
Our own army has almost destroyed the corn crop
up here.  The took six horses from Col Willis, thirty
hogs-and every one of Mrs Willis's turkeys about twenty.
All we lost was three turkeys and a few sacks
of corn, out of the field, I gave them so much
I reckon was the reason they took so little from
us--Mr Newman lost ten fine milch cows-  from
eating the old clothes the soldiers threw in the
fields.  They were encamped on his farm, the clothes
it was supposed had mercurial ointment on them
                             A.E. B.

[in left hand margin of page 1]
Kiss Mary for me.

Mrs Mary J Jones
      Care of Mr. John Stokes
             Lunenburg, Ct House
                                Va.