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Letter from Charles L. Powell (Richmond, Va) to Hattie Powell (daughter) [Brunswick Cty., Va.]


23 May 1862


 


Powell Papers – 65 P875, Box !!!, Folder 1


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I will write yr Uncle Fred.  His address is


Charlotte Ct. H.  I sent him yr other letter. His


board is 20 to 25 per month –


 


I send a letter from Gallie which                    Richmond


has been traveling abt the country                May 23 / 62


 


Darling Hattie


I received this morn


ing your letter ___ mother shall


sent it to her.  She has a proposi


tion from Rebecca also before her.


I do not know whether the  ___ ___


seen you.  If it does ___ shall go


to Lynchburg which will be much


better than a trip to Columbia.


As the danger draws nearer in


am not so alarmed.  At five


o clock this morning I heard the


sound of our first cannonading


The reports were in rapid


succession.  Skirmishing has


been going on all day about


5 or 6 miles from town.  We


cant tell the result.  The nearer


you are to a fight the harder


to see exactly what is going


and to hear the result.  The reports


are various – One that we had


taken the enemy's battery another


that they had driven us


from our positions - ___  ___


 


[2]


our regiment they _____ in the


fight.  It is nothing more than


a skirmish.  We can not tell when


the big fight may come off.  The


people here do not seem much


alarm   not so much as a week


ago a great many ladies hair


left down – the _____ are not  __


____ to do so I am told – You need


not be afraid that I will not flee


if the Govt does – if it dont I shall


not feel much uneasiness.  I expe


rience at present much less than


under the same circumstances last


summer in Winchester when I had so


much exposed.  If the Yankees should


get me they would find me a hard


bargain if I can only keep my appe


tite in captivity.  George Adin [?] was in the


office a few days ago.  He is a hand-


some young officer having been elected


one of the Lts in ___  _____ Co. from Alexa[ndria]


under the new Organization.  He was slightly


wounded at the battle of Wmsburg - Capt


Humphreys & Black John Addison


of Alexandria was killed.  Yr Uncle B____


left here for home this morning.  He was


much pleased with his treatment by the


Yankees when arrested.  Thirty of his Ne


groes have gone to them including _____.


                        With very much love


                                    Yr afft father CLPowell