Augusta County: John P. Dull to Giney Dull, November 9, 1864
Summary:
Dull writes about life in the camps.
November 9th1864
Camp near New market
Dear Giney
I received your letter this morning mailed the 7th glad was I to hear from you it was the first word that I
have heard from home Since I left was glad to hear you was well and
hope when this comes to hand you may still
enjoy the same blessing through the blessing of our Heavenly father I
am well and getting along as well as I could expect
we are still in camp all quiet. moved camp
yesterday three miles this side of New market are now Camped in the woods in sight of the valley road how long we
will stay here I do not know this is a very
[illeg.] are very good quarters to stay in do not [unclear:
be
]
uneasy about me trusting in our heavenly fathers blessing continually trusting in his care I hope to get along. I was much pleased at the Spirit of your letter continue
to do as you have said and God give us all grace and knowledge from on high to do his holy will. I am trying to live right but O I need a great
deal of grace from on high. Dear Giney I hope to meet you on earth again. but if it is not our heavenly fathers
will I want to meet in heaven, we have a Chaplin in our Regiment
holds meeting every night appears to be a verygood man
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I must stop for the
present to attend to inspection of arms. Well inspection is over I will try to finish we
had good Band music but O it has no charms for
me I like to hear the Band play hymns they play hymns on Sunday old hundred [unclear: godse] very well, tell Pa to write to me I want to hear from him I will try to write to
him in a short time the government is husking all the corn in the
field in fact it is all gone in Buckingham and Shenandoah counties now Augusta may look out next. In regard to my overcoat I do not want it yet it will be
too heavy to carry I get along very well without it if I find i need it will let you know. there has been Some
provisions [illeg.] camp this week our company got a Barrel of apples
today they came to a man by the name of McCormick there is plenty of chestnuts in camp at four Dollars a quart old man Plunket is here now with several Barls they go of
rapidly well Giney I must close for this time
write me soon tell me whats is going on at home may the Lord protect us provide for us and save us all in heaven is my prayer.
as ever yours etc.
John P. Dull
