[1] Camp near Middleton Va.
Nov. 2th 1864
Dear Sister
I received your kind and
wellcom letter to to night
and was verry glad to hear
from you onst more it
is verry Seldom that we get
any mail at all only about
every five days that we
get a mail there hand a
greadeal of news now the
army as yacht remains
all quiet Sins the row we
had on the 19th day of Oct.
also I know not how
long it may remain so old
Earley [2] is bosding now that
he was going to try it onst
more to drive us out of the
Valley but I think he had
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better not try it again for
he may loos more artillery
and get a good licking as he
has the two last times we fought
him.
we are now encampt along
Ceder Creek where we have been
campt previous to the fight
and I think we will remain
here probably for the winter
yacht we may not but that
is my idea about the thing
this is a gread country for foragee
we have forage partys out everry
day the teams goes after hay and
the soldiers goes wiht them and [3]
bring in such articles as thay
can use for there own Subsistanc
such as potatoes apples flower
and honney and so forth
I have been out onst about
eight miles but I seen
enough to satisfie me
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to see men go thrue the poor
helpless womans houses and
take everry thing thay own
and some times abuse them if
thay try to protect themselves
and that is more then I want
to see if thay are rebbells tahay [they]
ought to be respected a little
more then thay are. you would
be astonished to see the women
come in camp here after safe=
guards to see the poor clothing
they wear some of them have scarcely
enough to to cover themselves
comfortably and there is no
chance in the world here
to get any thing in the shape
of dry goods for stores I havent
seen any sins I am in Virginia
Samuel has been telling me
about the riots thay have had
with the irish it is verry bad
with them we have plenty of
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the same kind of them
and I think if thay wont
behave themselves after this
war is over there will be a
war to settle them roman
catholick thay are as a general
thing our worst enomys and
thay must bee concured some.
way or other thay are the next
thing to Slavery.
I cant write much more to
night it is near nine oclock
and at nine the mail is going
out then there there want be
another chanc to write to
sent a letter for four days
I am well at presant and
hope these few lines will find
you all the same so no more at
presant pleas write soon
I remain your affectionate
Brother Daniel Faust
to Samuel and Rosanah Seward

[4] I received a letter from Brother David to night but
have no time to answer it to get it off with this mail

we have verry fine weather yacht the nights are a little
chilley but in day time it is verry plesant we havent
had any snow yacht this season