Richard J. Britton to Ann E. Britton, 2 October 1861
Wednesday 2nd Oct 1861
Dear Sister After I had finished my letter last
evening a boat came from Old Point under a
flag of truce bringing fourteen prisoners
that the Yankees took at the rich mountain
fight. I believe nearly all of them were wounded.
One in the right leg one in the left leg and one
through the lungs another a very young fellow
was shot in the leg. he says he worked at Mr.
James Ivys but I did not learn his name there
was so many around them that I could not get
a chance to talk much with them, they says
they were brought through Ohio Pennsylvania
Baltimore and thence to Old Point, they were
kept at Columbus Ohio until they got well
enough to move, it is enough to make a coward
fight to look at those crippled men and knowing
for what intent it was done. Those men were
from different parts of the world some were
from Georgia some Alabama and other places that
I can,t recollect. They said that they had to take
many hard things as they came on in the
way of talking that they could not resent.
Some of them say they would fight again
but they never want to be taken prisioners
again. They say they were move like a show
as they came on than anything else one of
them said the Yankees told them that they
did not want to kill them was the reason
why they shot them in the legs, they want
to kill Davis, Thonson Beauregard and Lee. I
think that they will kill any that they can, we
had the Preacher Baldwin to tent with us
last night he held prayer for us. Received
a letter from brother Tora last evening
they were all well except Sally she
was sick in bed I am quite well this morn
ing nothing more at present
R J B
After directing your letter as you did before you had
better put as you see on the corner below on the left
In the care of
Capt, G T Mason
DATABASE CONTENT
| (847) | DL0100.004 | 1 | Letters | 1861-10-02 |
Letter from Private Richard J. Britton, 9th Virginia Infantry, Camp Craney Island, Virginia, October 2, 1861 to his sister, Miss Ann E. Britton, Chesterfield County, Virginia; accompanied by cover
Tags: Confederate Nationalism, Cowardice, Fighting, Injuries, Prisoners of War
People - Records: 2
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
Richard J. Britton to Ann E. Britton, 2 October 1861, DL0100.004, Nau Collection.
