Albert N. Hubbard to Venila A. Hubbard, 23 August 186X

Camp Near Halltown Va

Aug the 23

My Dear wife I have just received a letter from you and since I comenced to write this we have had to put it up and fall in all readey for a fight for we are in arms all the time the men are skirmishing all the time and have ben ever since sunday morning I was glad to hear from you and to hear that you and all the rest are well the Nashes and Packard are all well I shall write as often as I can to you give my love to Father and Mother and and tell them / to write me we are verry comfortable situated hear in a splendid piece of woods and gett a plenty to eat and drink I have part of a sheet that I wrote some days ago but could not send it till now and I may slip up on this but I hope not I hope my children are good and mind mother do they Nett and Clair give my respects to Mr and Mrs Beals we have had it verry hot but had a splendid shower yesterday we have 16 men in the ranks now I have no newes to write you as I know of Billey Dolan is Blaksmithing ford we know nuthing about nor can I find out aney thing

ANHubbard /

after dark well Nila I will write you a few lines we have had five of our old boys that wer playd out and left at the ferry for repairs before we left no more to night 24^th well Nila I am still alive and well and hope this scratching will find you engoying the same great blessing for it shureley is a great blessing and I try to thank god for all of his mercies to me and mine and I feel that the prayers of friends at home and my own have ben heard

ANHubbard /

once more I will try to finish this we have just had to fall in for a few moments and now I hope I can finish I thank you for writing so often and I hope you will continue the same give my love to all

A N Hubbard

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DL0964.055

Letters

186X-08-23

Tags: Fighting, Nature, Religion