George W. Carter to Cassandra Carter, 1 October 1863
                                                                        Oct the 1 1863.
                                                                                                Camp on the RapidanVa
 
                                                                                                            well Mother i seat my self this morning for the purpose of scribleing you a few lines to let you know That I am well at present and I hope these few lines may find you all in joying the same state of health The rest of the boys is well also we halve bin a throwing up Rifle pitts in front of our regment we are in the first Briggade and are a supporting the Pickets This morning Looks as if we are a going to halve rain soon we halve not had any since we came here there is some of the rebs a comeing over every day / and They take the Oath and they say that there would Bee a greate many more come if they wasent afraid of our men ashooting them a comeing through the Lines well I sent tenn dollars in a letter that i sent To Harriette There is nothing a going on a bout here of any im portance so i will close
 
for the present I still remain
 
your dutiful sonn George. W. Carter
            Casender Carter
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(2743)DL0530.07046Letters1863-10-01

Letter From George W. Carter, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry, Camp Near the Rapidan River, Virginia, October 1, 1863, to His Mother; Accompanied by Cover Addressed to Mrs. Grayson Carter, Millsboro, Pennsylvania


Tags: Desertion/Deserters, Mail, Picket Duty

People - Records: 2

  • (1287) [writer] ~ Carter, George W.
  • (1289) [recipient] ~ Carter, Cassandra ~ Smith, Cassandra

Places - Records: 2

  • (120) [origination] ~ Virginia
  • (1130) [destination] ~ Millsboro, Washington County, Pennsylvania

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George W. Carter to Cassandra Carter, 1 October 1863, DL0530.070, Nau Collection