1862 October 25 Camp Bunker Hill

    Camp Bunker hill

     Oct 25” 1862

My dear Wife

    I got here yesterday in

fine health & spirits & found

all things right.  I stoped [sic]

in Winchester as I came

through & got 50 lbs nails

2 little hens & one larger one

Tell Lizzie I got her a ?

& Stephen must put a whistle

in it for her.  4 nice little

brass knobs for your window

curtains, a nice little garden          

rake, white wash brush and

rollers for the trundle bed.  I

hope I will be able to get

you some dishes but am

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not certain.  I will get tallow

but neither salt nor any

thing to wear.  we will not

go to Maryland but all

are expecting to go back

from this point as soon

as it rains.  Tombs & Ander-

sons brigade^s have been

sent back in the neigh-

borhood on account of the

small pox being among them.

The rail r from Winches

ter to Harpers Ferry has

been entirely destroyed &

about 30 miles of the

B & Ohio R R.

 My regiment is over 300

strong & in good health

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I am very uneasy about

Lizzie & will look anx-

iously for a letter until

I hear she is well.

  Affectionately

 ETHW

“My dear Wife”, salutation – Warren’s wife Virginia ‘Jennie’ Watson Magruder Warren.

“Lizzie”, line 7; page 3, line 2 – Warren’s oldest daughter, seven year old Lizzie.

“Tombs” brigade, page 2, line 7 – Commanded at this time by Colonel Henry L. Benning – 2^nd, 15^th, 17^th and 20^th GA Infantry regiments.

“Andersons” brigade, page 2, lines 7 & 8 – Formerly Jones’ Brigade, commanded at this time by Colonel George T. Anderson – 1^st GA Regulars, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, and 11^th GA Infantry regiments.

“The rail r from Winchester to Harpers Ferry”, page 2, lines 12 & 13 – Winchester & Potomac Railroad.

“B & Ohio R R”, page 2, line 16 – Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.

“ETHW”, page 3, signature – Edward Tiffin Harrison Warren, Colonel, 10^th VA Infantry.

[transcript by John P. Mann, IV]

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