1862 September 6 Jeffersonton

Jeffersonton   Sep 6th 1862
Saturday night 6th 1862
Dear Mama
When I got here Demas
Kelley & several others had fixed on tomorrow
to start to Leesburg & to have company I con
sented to wait to go with them, having to
go into Myraland[sic] too, Jackson crossed
the river at Leesburg day before yesterday
& whiped Sumner which was Thrusday
D.H. Hill crossed yesterday, there was
considerable fireing yesterday 8 miles
in Myraland Jackson is shoving on.
  My Regt. suffered severely Col. Watts
was wounded & Major Breckenridge.
   Gen Pope has been misplace, he
telegraped on to Washington that
he had encountered J. had him
surrounded with the loss of 15000
that help must be sent on to
take charge of the wounded directly
that J. would be his prisinor in
2 hours, where upon 20 carrs were
loaded & sent with women & men
& send directly on to Manassas, 60
men got off & went directly to the
battle field & to their surprise
were Jacksons prisinors.  the

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Engeneer was a little suspicious
& put back, the men passed here
this evening, They we[re] cursing Pope
& abusing him dreadfully for being
so, There are no troops down that
way now but the 6 Regt. of Cavaly that
is employed paroling deserters as they
come in there are great many.
  The people are in high spirits now
as Jackson has crossed the river.
  Leesburg is the general Rendezvous
of the army now.---McClellan
is commander in chief of the army
corpse of Va. again.
  I hardly know what Uncle Caleb
will do, dont think he will leave
now, Lou will leave as soon as
Brooks her husband can make arrange
-ments, She has accumulated some
little that keeps he[r] here, Uncle Caleb
is quite easy about ig.  I will buy
some 20 pounds of copparas & leave it
here for you, if I can will but the
barrel,  Mr Miller has it he can't
use it now as his factory is de
-stroyed, Love to all,
             Your affectionate Son
                     Wm H. Burnley

William H. Burnley, 2nd Regt., Va. Cavalry

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