Augusta County: John P. Dull to Giney Dull, March 21, 1865
Summary:
Dull describes the new camp in close contact with the Yankees.
March 21st. 1865
Dinwiddie County Virginia
Dear Giney
I take this opportunity to drop you a line to let you know how and
where I am through the blessing of a kind
providence I am in the enjoyment of tolerable health at this time hoping if this reaches you it
may find you enjoying the same blessing. I have not heard from you
for some time owing to circumstances over which
we have no control though I hope it will not
continue so long this note I expect to send by hand to [illeg.] do not know
whether you will get it or not but I thought would try it thinking
you would like to hear from here I have heard
from the neighborhood of Swoops since the raid, from what I can
learn you have not suffered this time though I have not heard the
particulars
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Well Giney Since last writing to you we have left our old camp moved more to the left of the line we are now in the regular breastworks a little to the [deleted: right] left of Petersburg 8 or 10 miles from where we [illeg.] before it is about 2 miles from here to Petersburg. this is a better country around here than where we were before but our quarters are not so good as they were this is what they call living in the ground our Pickets are in talking distance with the Yanks sometimes they trade [illeg.] for Tobacco, they call us Johnny rebs sometimes they say come over Johnny and get some coffee we can see all their works and men can see the cars running Well Giney I do not know how I may like the change but think it no worse it is likely we may stay here awhile, write to me whenever you can
So I close by remain yours [illeg.]
J.P. Dull
