Augusta County: Thomas Garber to Albert Garber, August 15, 1862
Summary:
In this letter to his father, Thomas Garber describes meals eaten in camp and mentions the
deaths of fellow soldiers in recent fighting.
Aug 15/62
Camp Gordonsville
Dear Father
I have just finished a letter for Addie and told her it was getting dark that I must hurry but Cousin is not ready for me to go so I thought I would write you a few lines as I ought to have done long ago. I suppose you
have heard all about the fight how many of our men were lost I did no we were fighting until next morning while the fight was going I was having a very nice time. Lieut. Welch and myself had gone
out to get something to eat and we stopped at Mr. Twimans
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it was about four o'clock when we stopped
they asked us to have dinner we told them we would they had Corn and
tomatoes prepared for us ice water fine milk with ice and the butter
[illeg.] bread, ham, and lamb were delightful and to
top it all off we had two of the nicest young ladies to talk you ever
saw. Dear Father it is getting to dark to write you must excuse this short letter only on that
account I will write you a longer one next time give my love to ma and the girls and write soon
to your son
Thos. M. Garber
