Letter to Sarah Garibaldi (Poor)

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Written from "Camp Winder." Letter regards finances and general news.

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English

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Camp Winder
January 4, 1863

Dear Wife:
With these few lines I hope to let you know that I am well and hope that when these few lines will come to hand will find you enjoying the same blessing. I received three letters from you since I have been with the company and have been awaiting the fourth one but I haven't seen it yet. I hastened therefore to write this present one and to tell you to send me one and don't care whether you either write it or buy me one and send it to me so I may get a letter from you.

I have send you sixty seven dollars since I have been in the Company and would like to know whether you received it or not. I have more to send you but would like to know if you got that I send you before I send you any more. I send fifty dollars enclosed in a letter to Mr. Pursinger by Mr. Lamby just few days before Christmas which I hope you shall have received before this time. You now can buy yourself a cow if you see one that suits you and if Mother is going to sell that little colt you can buy it too provide you can keep him.

I do not know when I shall get chance to come home. It may be that I'll be able to come home but I think it very doubtful. There is no chance for any furlow at present and I don't know when there will be any. There is a heap talk of peace now in the north, but I wouldn't put no dependence in them. But after while I think they'll get tire to get whipt and they will then give us up for a bad joke but that may not be for a good while.

I have not much to tell you at this time. I wrote to you day before Christmas and told you all the news I knew then about the battle. I have written to MackPherson, to old man [A---] and to Pursinger several times since the battle. [illegible] soon have another pay day. Dear you must write to me as often as you can and beg to take good care for yourself until I come home and stay with you and I hope that we shall never forget the hour in which we were joined together but that bless the day on which you and I were joined together with the ties of Matrimony. I shall quit writing by just remind you to write to me and wish you all the good that the world can afford you and remain your affectionate husband untill death,
John Garibaldi

To Mrs. Sarah A. V. Garibaldi

Direct your letter to Mr. John Garibaldi
Company C 27th Regt. Va. Vols.
Stonewall first Virginia Brigade
Care of Captain Charles L. Wagner.

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Confederate States of America. Army—Virginia Infantry Regiment, 27th
Correspondence

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