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Near Orange C. H. Va
Monday, Feb. 22nd, 1864

My Dear wife:
I again have the pleasing opportunity of dropping you a few lines, informing you that I am as well as usual. I have nothing new to write you, except the weather is more pleasant…

Rappahannock River, Va.
Wednesday, Oct 21st, 1863

My Dear wife. [Mrs. J.J. Hoyle, Knob Creek, N. C.]
I take the opportunity of dropping you a few more lines. Nothing of interest has occurred among us since I lat wrote you. We crossed the…

Camp Mangum, N.C.
June 4th, 1862

My Dear wife:
I seat myself this morning to drop you a few lines. I am well except a cold. I have had two or three sick brushes since I have been here; and I would have come home last week but I could not get a…

Near Petersburg, Va.
July 5th, 1864

My Dear wife:
This will inform you that we have again changed positions. Day before yesturday we left the north side of the James River and are now in position on the right of the lines around Petersburg,…

Near Culpeper,
July, 25th 1863.

My Dear wife:
I have the opportunity of dropping you a few lines this evening, informing you that I am not very well. I have been unwell since we left Winchester, and the march has set very hard upon me, but I…

Near Orange C. H. Va.,
Feb 6th, 1864

My Dear wife:
I again have the pleasure of dropping you a few lines informing you that I am well at present and I hope this will find you well. Every thing continues quiet with us. We have some fine weather…

The following letter was printed in the June 16, 1862, Raleigh newspaperSpirit of the Age. Camp Mangum, June 11. Mr. Editor: This will inform the friends of the "South Mountain Rangers," that we are still at this place, and probably will remain…

Camp Mangum near Raleigh
May 30th, 1862

My Dear Wife:
I grasp my pen this morning to drop you a few lines. I am tolerably well, and I hope these lines may find you well. I received your kind letter through Mr. Brindle, and I read it with much…

Oh, hell yes, no question about that. [Laughs] At that point there was a policeman who had walked in off the street, who was pacing the aisle...behind us, where we were seated, with his club in his hand, just sort of knocking it in his hand, and just…

The General Assembly set in regular session on November 21, and the Conservatives were quick to use their new strength. They raised objections to seating several of the claimants, in both the Senate and House. In the Senate, objections were raised to…