Danvil Road Va

                                                                                 April 5 1865

 

                                                Dear Mother

                                                            I seat myself to pencil you a few lines to let you know I am still in Existance. I presume you are very ancious to hear from me as likely you have hurd Ere this of our moves and Battles I have bin in [paper fold] Since I returned. Wer Enguaged March 30^th 31^st & April 1^st We wer victorious in Each. April 1^st we took a large number of prisoners Several Battle flags and a Number peaces of Artilery

 

the First day of April we charged on their works and I came very near occupying a small peace of ground by them same works but as it was gods will for it to be otherwise I came out of it all right as we advanced and got about ten rods of them they opened with a volly the Regt foltered a little I rushed on to chear the company on and when I got to the works the boys were some six or seven rods in my rear—I ordered the Jonies to serender and they almost in the same breath ordered me to do the same but they looked around saw/the rest of the line coming up took my advice (by my repeating the order for them to surender) and threw down their arms Excepting a few. One of them that stood close to me rose his gun and put the musle to my breast I knocked his gun aside with mine and just then a Rebbel captain Steped up and told his man to throw down his gun—and he done so—I then told the officer I wold like his Soard he unbuckled his belt and handed it to me. by that time the whole line had got up and we started the prisoners to the rear I got one of the/sanitary men to Express the soard home. I Expressed it in Fathers name to Union—

 

            Our troops do now hold Petersburg we have taken the South side road and are now laying on the danvil road. got here last night

 

            I have not bin mustered yet and I hardly think I shall be unless I am prety sure of coming home with the Regt in August I have not time to write more now but you shall hear from me often if there is no trouble about geting the mail through

 

                                                                        I Remain with Much

Write Soon                                                      Love Your Son

                                                                                    Sergt A.E. Titus

 

[margin]          do not let Every one see this for they may think I am braging on my bravery.

 

                        this is a letter I wrote the other day and did not have a chance to send it

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