BlairBros4

Transcription: 

April the 21 1864
camp near millford depot va
Dear parents
I morning
seat myself [?] you a feu
lines to inform you that
heard from you by a
leter that cussin culley
got a feu moments ago
I hav never got a leter from
home yet and I am beginning
to think it is time for mee
to get one I got hear the first
day of the month and I hav
wrote a leter evry feu days
I hav know nuse of importance
and but little time write fer
I am listening to hear the
bugle sound evry moment
for us to drill I was very
sorrow to hear that pinkny
cut but I hope he will son
bee able to [??] the axe again
I dont know hou long we will
stay hear but I dont think wee
will stay hear long I supose
you knou as well hou to
direct a leter to mee as
tell you so turn over
[page 2]
these lines lines leavs
mee well and I am very
well saisfied dont bee
uneasy about mee so I
must close for the pre[?]nt
write to mee son and often
yours truly til death
A W Blair
To John Blair
Back your leters to
Ritchmond va
first NC Cav
company D
in cear of capt Blair

Date: 
April 21, 1864
Collection: 

Author(s)

Other: 
Robert M. Blair's Brother
Unit: 
Company D, 1st NC Cavalry
Rank: 
Private

Recipient(s)

Other: 
Robert M. Blair's Mother
Other: 
Robert M. Blair's Father

From

From State: 
Virginia
From Municipality: 
From County: 
Caroline
From Note: 
"Milford Station"

To

To State: 
North Carolina
To County: 
Caldwell

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Michael Ellis & Casey White
Transcription Date: 
June, 2008
Proof Date: 
July, 2008

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