Camp Near Cedar Creak Va

Sep the 21/64

 

My Dear wife I now take this oportunity to let you know that god has still spaird my life day before yesterday we had a awfull hard battle near winchester but drove them hilter skilter to fishers hill some 5 milds from hear we had 8 men wounded three slight Cap't in the foot verry slight the serg't Mitchell Cotrell Hayden Wiley McCarty Grady Newton the two last are with us now I am acting ordeley as / I am the oldest non commishoned offiser in the companey hear we have but 3 of us Corps aney way hear and no sergt but me lance you know the Cap't has to rid so I am in Command of the Companey and have 26 men my health is good and I thank god I can write no more this time so good Day

                                                                        Mrs V. A. Hubbard

 

                                                                        A.N.Hubbard

                                                report is 4,200 prisoners

 

                                                            I dont know but

 

                                                            I sea a lot of them

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