Letter to Sarah Garibaldi (Poor)

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Letter regards life in camp and reports on wounded soldiers.

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English

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Camp Stonewall Brigade
December 5, 1863

Dear Wife
I have written you a letter a few days ago but not having wrote to you all that I should have written I come to write to you this present one in order to let you know that I am well at present and hope that when these few lines will come to hands they may find you enjoying the same sort of blessings.

When I wrote to you the last time I should have told you that George Poor got wounded in the shoulder on the 27 of November last by a minie ball. It was a bad wound but not mortal. I just now found it out and did not know anything about his being wounded, a man in our company just went over today to George's company to see some of his relations, and brought me the news when he came back that George was wounded. He is now in some hospital but don't know where and will write to you where he is as soon as I find it out, but it may be some time before I do find out where he is.

I have no news to tell you at this time only that we are laying still in camp. All the Yankees went back across the river without much fighting. They found out that they couldn't whip us and they went back over the river. It may be that they will not come back any more untill next spring provide the winter sets in soon but if the weather remains good.

George Tingler is sick, took sick last night just like he did last fall with a pain on his left side. The doctor applied a muster plaster to it and the pain disappeared but he is not well yet although he is a heap better than he was last night. Thomas W. Rose is sick in General Hospital number 2 Lynchburg, Virginia.

If you get chance to send me anything you will please to send me one of the comforts that I send home last spring but if the winter be about over before you get chance to send it you need not mind it but you can send me some socks any time you get chance because I haven't a pair to my foot now and there is no chance to draw any from the government. As it is getting dark and haven't time to write any more I shall wind up my letter by giving my best respects onto all the family and neighbors and will remain your affectionate husband untill death.
John Garibaldi

Give my best respects to Mr. Pursinger and Terry.

Subjects:

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

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