Augusta County: John J. Sibert to Mary Anna Sibert,
March 24, 1864
Summary:
Sibert writes to his sister, thanking her for clothing she has sent, discussing
his further clothing needs, and reporting on a recent 11-hour, thousand-man
snowball fight among the troops.
March 24, 1864
Camp Randolph
My Dear Sister
Your kind letter by Dalian Arnald I read with pleasure last night and was delighted with the beautiful present sent to me by you and Ada I was greatly in want of a cravat about that time I consider them with the tobacco case very fancy don't you think so, they were greatly admired by all that has seen them I was not aware that Papa dealt in that kind of good I thought his stock consist of cotton thread buttons & yarn & [unclear: co] I am glad to hear that he has a variety and that he is able to please all I hope Papa may have good luck whilste purchasing his next stock of Good tell Papa that he cannot be too careful while he is in Wilmington I've been told that it was a gay place.
Mary tell Mother that-- I am out of Socks again you
know that I am very hard on my sock always wore thin out at the heel and having no yarn to darn them,
with I have to throw them away. I rather expect to
get home this Spring and if I should come I will get all such thing as I need
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in the clothing line which will be 2 prs of
[unclear: shoes], 1 shirt, 1 pr [unclear: draws]. I suppose
Major Barbee has quite a fine assortment I want you to get me some of his itch
medicines.
Mary I guess that we had one of the biggest snow balling Yesterday that was ever known over a thousand men were engaged no ones hurt but Brigadier General Doles who was struck with a frozen piece of Mud the General was knocked off from his horse very slightly hurt we threw snow balls from 7 oclock in the Morning until 6 oclock in the evening General Walker come out and the old Stone Wall followed him he ordered us to charge with Snowball which we did and soon whiped them all off. Tell Ada to write to Me when I come home I will give you a full description of the Snowballing give My love to all My Friend write soon to
your Affect Brother
