Augusta County: John P. Dull to Giney Dull, February 20, 1865
Summary:
Dull comments on life in camp.
Feb 20th 1865
Camp Ewell
Dear Giney
I haston to ansure yours witch came to hand this evening I was glad to hear from you as I always am
glad to hear that you ware
engoying health for that [illeg.] the greatest blessing
wee can engoy
heare for witch
wee are ofton too forgetful to thank him from
home wee
recive
evrey blessing, I thank God that I am as well as I am my health is
about like it has bin for some time the most I suffer is from weekness my appotite is good enouf I have bin working a little today wee are building brest works
wee do not work veary hard perticularly myself I now how to play of on them pretty well. So I do not do mutch, well I
have gust finished eating diner had beens and bacon for diner today, beens are
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Something that are very useful in camp it takes less
bread when wee have them, wee had some today like those white beens you
have, George Cook got them in his box they ar the best been I ever [unclear:
at
] if you have eney then [illeg.] you send me eney thing send some of them if you wish you can send eney time if you can get it to staunton there is a regular Agent to tend to it he comes
through evrey week though I donot want you
to have to go to Staunton a purpos for one box if you have a chance
to send it with some body that is going send it to Bell,s office or if you chuse send with Baylor
if he comes but donot do it if it dos not
sute you the reson I say so is because I
now what a truble it is, the best things
you can send is flour Potatoes beens and a little meet
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Well Giney this is a butiful day heare
the sun shines so plesent
I makes me feel like plowing but there is no use talking, it looks like
as if that sort of buisness must bee given up
for something elce. Well I must tell you that I had the pleashure of hearing the Rev. Mr Junkins preach yesterday he is heare on a visit he is the preacher at New Providence Church preached a good
surmon
heare yesterday he is a smart man, I would like to see Mr Shirey heare and heare him preach I think he mite visit this camp and preach a fiew times for us
there is more people heare to preach to than there is at home but I am
sorry to say meney of them are very careless about such things it seems
as if God is not in all there thoughts
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Giney you wished me
to have a testament that is some thing that I have wished for ever
since I have bin in the army and I must tell you that since I commenced
righting I have gotton a bran new one [illeg.] have bin
riteing the Caplin of our Regt sent me one for witch I thank him kindely. I shall read the chapter you recomend before I close my eyes if nothing happens, well Giney I must
soon stop for the present hopeing this may find you all well praying
the lord to take care of us all, rite soon the next time you rite enclose ten Dollars in the letter if you have it to spare as I have
loned some of the boys some money and may need some before they are
payed of
so nothing more but remain your affectionate
J.P.Dull
