WILLIAM FRANCIS BRAND CIVIL WAR LETTERS
This collection, 1856 (1857-1866) 1959, ca. 134 items, chiefly consists of Civil War letters written by Confederate Soldier William Francis Brand (1840-1936), Augusta County, Virginia, to Amanda Catherine Armentrout, his future wife and a Greenville, Augusta County resident. Brand was a private in Company E (the Augusta Grays), 5th Virginia Regiment, Stonewall Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia.
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-Mary D. Edwards Summer 2000
1856-1861 16 items Letters of John P. Lightner to Amanda C. Armentrout Brand #11332
[The following letter, written by James B. McComb to Dear Friend [Amanda C. Armentrout ?] is damaged with great chunks torn from the left margin.]
Camp Cooper
[1861 Nov 9 ?]
Dear Friend
I take my pen in hand to in form you that I am stil [sic] live yet as I hav [sic] not herd [sic] from you yet I thought that I would drp [drop] you a fue [sic] lins [sic] a gain [.] If you get this I would lik [like] to here [hear] from you[.] if not ____ would send it back [.] that is if ____ dont in End [intend] to an ser [answer] it to it [sic] send back _____ have is nothing of in terest [sic] in camp to day[.] The weather is vary [sic] fine now and we ar [are] looking for the ___ key to ad vance now.
I’ve hass [sic] a good ele [deal] of sich nes [sic] ____ ____ is prin cible[sic] cold.
[I] would hav [sic] cauld [called] to seen [sic] you when [I was ?] at home but I was confind [sic] at ____ to close that did not get any ____ that I waned [wanted] but I am in hops [hopes] that I wil [sic]see you be fore long[.]
We hav [sic] live time of it In picket[.] thare [sic] is some nice gals down here but not sonise [so nice] as the _____ ta Girls, I got the glms [glimpse] of Miss Salley _____ [.] is thar any talk of her get mairade [married] now[?] how is Mises Molley ____ is wil [Will] in the armey and ___ has George Thop gon back or nt [not] [?] I wil cose [close]
Your friend J. B McComb
__t letter to Mame[?] ____ _____ Good by
[On the reverse side of the above letter is the following:
Mr. James B. McComb
Manassas Junction
Fairfax Co. Va.
Com. E First Regiment Va Cavalry
Care of Cap Patrick
Mr. James B. McComb
Manassas Junction
Miss Kate Ao