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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 - ___ ___
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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