Letter to Sarah Garibaldi (Poor)

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Letter voices that the unit is drawn up in line of battle and is expecting a fight tomorrow.

Language:

English

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April 30, 1863

Dear Wife:
I take this opportunity to drop you these few lines in order to let you know that I am well and hope that when these few lines will come to hands they may find you enjoying the same state of health. You will excuse the pencil writing as I am now in place where ink is too inconvenient to be procured. We are now in the battle field where the cannons are firing over us and I expect that tomorrow we shall have a general engagement.

I received your truly welcome letter of the 19th instant from which I understood that you and mother and Russia and I was very glad to hear from you. I have no news to tell you at present only that we are in the battle field drawn up in line of battle this evening and that the cannons began to roar this evening. How we will come out I am not able to tell you, but I hope that we will be able to whip them. I shall quit writing by giving you my best respects and remain your affectionate husband until death.
John Garibaldi

Give my best respects to mother Russia Lucinda Bush Sarah Johnson to Mr. and Mrs. Pursinger and to all the enquiring friends and keep a shear {share} for yourself. So good by.

Subjects:

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

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