Everett9

Transcription: 

Campt Neare fair Station
October 2
Dear ma
I Seat my self this
morning to Drop you
afew lines to imforme
you that we air up at
this time hoping those
few lines may find
you and the Rest of
the family Well we
got our Blankets and
Pants & Shoes last night
Our Regiment Come in
last night 3 of our
men got Shot 2 of them
got Shot verry Bad
one of them got his
arm Brock our third
Leieutenant got shot
in the leg we
hapen to Bade luck
[page 2]
the yankies is making
great poreprations for
fighting iunder stand
the other day that we
was going Back to
georgia this winter to
Stay down thair on
the Coast till Spring
ihope it is Sow when
we Come Back to ga
we will Come to See
you all imust Close
iJust rote you afew
lines to let you no
we got our things
write Soon Direct
youre leter to manassas
Junction va in the
Care of Capt G. Wimberly
11th Ga Regement
tell Buck Howdy for me
J. A. Everett

Date: 
October 2, 1861
Collection: 

Author(s)

Other: 
Son of Jesse H. Patience Everett; Brother of Thomas H. Everett
Unit: 
Company K, 11 GA Infantry
Rank: 
Private

Recipient(s)

Other: 
Wife of Jesse H. Everett; Mother of John A. and Thomas H. Everett

From

From State: 
Virginia
From Municipality: 
From County: 
Fairfax

To

To State: 
Georgia
To County: 
Houston

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Andrea Cudworth
Transcription Date: 
May, 2012
Proofer: 
Michael Ellis
Proof Date: 
November, 2012

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