1862 October 30 camp near Berryville, Va.

 Camp near Berryville
  Oct 30” 1862. afternoon
My own darling Jennie
      We are still at the Berryville
camp and engaged in the regular
daily camp duties.  And I am fully
satisfied that we are quietly waiting
on the enimy [sic].  of this I judge from the
character of the orders sent to me and
also from the fact that we are in no
condition to advance at least not in
such condition as we can be in a
month from this time.  What the Yankeys
intend to do of course we subordinates
cant tell if indeed Genl Lee himself can
and of course he can only conjecture, hence
the probabilities of a further contest this
fall are very uncertain & rest entirely
on conjecture.  And you are as much
entitled to your opinion as any one
else.  I commence this letter without
a word of news to write or even a
subject of dissertation, and when this

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is the case one is very apt to write
of ones self, but I will not be guilty
of this piece of vanity.  simply because
I feel so insignificant that I am not
worth writing about, even to my wife
And if you will pardon me for just
saying in regard to my health that
it is only sorter so-so not very
bad nor yet very good.  just so that
I can by a little inconvenience dis-
charge the duties of my office without
risking very much if indeed any.
I am still commanding the brigade &
get along very pleasantly  have a good
Sibley tent in common with Dr Moffett
with a good camp stove.  There now
I have said all that I intend to say
of Col. W.
  I am safe on the tallow question
and will start the wagon back in
a day or two.  I will make a hard
trial tomorrow after salt & if I fail
give it up.  My only plan is to go
around among the farmers & try & buy
of such as can have an over supply.
To day we had another issue of cloth-
ing to the brigade of shoes 75 pr 100 blan
kets & other things in proportion



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

“the brigade”, page 2, line 13, 26 – Taliaferro’s Brigade consisted of the 47th and 48th Alabama Infantry, and the 10th, 23rd, and 37th VA Infantry regiments.

“Dr Moffett”, page 2, line 15 – Samuel H. Moffett, Surgeon, 10th VA Infantry.

“Col. W.”, page 2, line 18 – Colonel Warren.

The letter was written by Edward Tiffin Harrison Warren, Colonel, 10th VA Infantry.

[transcript by John P. Mann, IV]

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