Camp near Bottoms Br Va
Sunday May 28 1864
Dear Sister
your verry interesting
Leter came to hand Some four days
a go and was glad to hear that you
are again well This Leaves me well
and all of your acquaintances in this
Company I have nothing new to intirest
you I Suppose you See the the Dispatches
and are better Posted concerning this awful
war than I can tell you Gen Lee has
been doing some awful fighting and
Beauregard defeatid Butlere on the South Side
Ewell engaged the Enemy on this Side of
the Chickehomne Last P.M on the Mecani
cksville Turnpike and drove Him Across the
River I could hear the Canonading verry
distinctly my impression is we will have
a warm time here around Richomnd
in a few days It is useless for me
to try to tell you anything concerning
the two contending armies for I know
nothing our command is Scattered we
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Three companies down hear with us
the others are higher up the River
I have never heard from Sam Lowe
only the yankee Prisners Say that thay
captured one of our Couriers and he is
the only one missing. I will have to
close as the mail Leaves Sone write
Soon direct as before
Your Brother Daniel Dendy