Albert N. Hubbard to Venila A. Hubbard, 21 September 1864
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
7029
DATABASE CONTENT
(7029) | DL0964.022 | 70 | Letters | 1864-09-21 |
Tags: Fighting, Injuries, Prisoners of War
People - Records: 2
- (1347) [writer] ~ Hubbard, Albert Newell
- (1348) [recipient] ~ Hubbard, Venila A. ~ Crittenden, Venila A.
Places - Records: 1
SOURCES
Albert N. Hubbard to Venila A. Hubbard, 21 September 1864, DL0964.022, Nau Collection