862 October 5 Camp Near Winchester Va

                               Va
  Camp Near Winchester
                Oct the 5/62
Dear Brother
                      I take the
present Opper th tunity
of dropping you a few lines
to let you know that
I am well at present
hoping when theas few
lines Come to hand
they may find you
injoying the Same
Blessing I have no news
of importance to write
to you O this pleasent
Sab Sunday I would like
to be with you at old mount
Union Church But now
deprived o all sutch
pleasures I hope the it
wont be long untill I
Can Come home a gain
Butit looks like a poor

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Chance for me to ever
get home I I dont
get to come home shortely
I am going to run the
Blockade Brother I will
advise you to stay out
of this war as long as
possible It is a awfull
thing to see men shot
donw down like a brute
and then dont get
a decnt Buriel Just
a li little hole dug an then
Rolled in like a hog--
It is little prophet for
a poor Soldier to run
him Self in danger for
sutch treatmen as this
they air trying to pass a
Bill in congress for the
Confederate Soldier to
Fight under a Black
Flag and in if they do

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you will see me marching
to the Rear for I dont
like to fight under a
red Flag too well
when they Fight under
a Black flag they dont
take any prisoners they
kill evrry man they get
a chance then the
yankey would hung all
they ketch of us this kind
of fighting dont pleas me
Battles  I have been in
several of them I was
slitely wonded wance O
no one has any idea
what a war is untill
you try it dear Brother
if it is my part to fall
on the Battle Field I
have a hope in prepare
to meet me in heaven

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George I expect
a gainst I Come home
you will be have you
a wif wife give my
Best Respects to all
the Pretty Girls tell Father
I have some more
powder for him I will
send it the first
Chance
Now I must Being
theas few lines to close
write Soon direct
your letter to W Winchestr
Winchester Va.
Father & Mother sisters
Brothers if I never return
home promise to meet
me in heaven where
we will nevr part nomore
So nothing more
But Remain your
affection a Brother untill
Death James B.Painter

James Barney Painter, Corporal, Co. K, 28th Virginia

MSS 10661