Franklin County: Josiah Bloss to His Sister, September 26, 1863
Summary:
Bloss writes his sister of his Brigade's success in defeating the rebels and capturing food
and goods.
His Sister
Sept 26th 1863
Stevensburg Va Camp of the 17th Pa Cavalry
Dear Sister,
I take the pleashure to adress you
with a few lines hoping to find yous all well. I am well and in good
health at the present. we had quite a joly time with the rebels this
week. our Brigade captured a lot of rebels and two thousand Pounds of tobacko and 25 barels of whiskey. the tobacko and whiskey was al given to us for our good fighting
and well behavior through our fighting since the
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invation of Pennsylvania: our cavalry has whipt the rebel Cavalry in every engagement since the Battle of Chancellersville and a good part of there infantry along with there cavalry.
our company was on picket at the mouth of the Rappaden and we captured 250 turkeys & geese I had 9 turkeys which gave me as much as me & my horse could carry. we also had plenty of cabbage & potatoes. we lived well during the last week with our turkeys potatoes cabbage and whiskey.
I dreamed last night that we was fighting the rebels in abington and in newton township and I
thought I seen mother as we was coming back. if I ever get home I can tell you many a tale of
our fighting in woods from
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hands and feet along the rappaden river at rackoon ford and we keept the rebels on the oposit side for four days until our
infantry came up to us and releived us. we had our horses al tied up in the woods during the time of 4 days. we have just received two
months pay and here is ten dollars at the present & I will send some in my next.
So Good Bye
from your Brother
Josiah Bloss
