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Augusta County: J.J. Sibert to Mrs. Lorenzo Sibert, June 25, 1861

Summary:
Sibert writes to his mother, reporting on a minor engagement with Union troops and asking her to send him an article of clothing.

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June 25 1861

Camp Davis

My Dear
Mother

I recvd yours of the 15 In due time just about the time I expected one from your. My letters all come straite to me that you send by members of the company. by mail. I cannot say what be come of them or whear they go to. I wold like to see you all veary much but I cannot come home be fore the last of July or August furloug are veary hard to get [unclear: now] but [unclear: mebrs] of Families can get them & they have hard work I doe not

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want to come home be fore I have a fight & I have been waiting for a fight for some time, but have never had it I be gin to think that we we will never have one I under stand that the Qur Master was ordered not to buy any more provisions, for the Souther Army, If this Is the case, Old Abe hase anotion to acknowlag the Southern Confederacy that Is the report hear our camp is about ten miles from the Federal troops our pickates gone down as they are stationd there

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by order of Col Harper one of them was shot day be for yesterday thru the stomach he is now vear low & sufers veary much he Is a member of the Augusta Cavalry Dallas is his name I think he is from Saunton & clirked for Ben Crawford If not mistaken he was shot from the Md side & another one came veary near geting shot but [illeg.] protected him from being kild our pickates are plaist so it want be half so dangerous now the way this man got sho was not atall fare nor did

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It show one spark of bravery they out nombed our men & went down close to the river side & laid down In a wheat field & hid them selfs from our men & waited un till they got In good gun shot, & then they all fired on those two men I do not not considder that veary brave this poor young man certainly will die. Tell papa that Sam Patterson is hear. He that us to hall manganese for him at [unclear: warmest] [unclear: now] he is hear a member of the Augusta Rifles he send a great deal of love to Pap & so dose all of the men that worked for him Dick Taylor says that he would give [illeg.] [unclear: most] to see [illeg.] I wold like for you to make me a calico shirt if you can some thing with a small figuer purple will be best make it if you can with tow pockates on the outside make it short with out much [unclear: tale] my love to all the childran good By

from your aff son

JJS