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Letter from Hattie Powell ["Rome", Brunswick Cty., Va] to Nina Powell (Winchester, Va)4 July 1862
Powell Papers – 65 P875, Box III, Folder 1
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Rome July 4th 1862 Friday morning
Dear Nina
I hope you will not think your last letter was not
most welcome, because I have been so long answering it, but let
ters are such expensive things now that I find I must econo-
mize in them and as you all are so close together write to
you in turn. I suppose you like myself are all anxiety about
the great battle of Richmond. I had a letter from Father
(which I did not get until yesterday) written on Sunday, he
seems to be satisfied with the progress of the battle & to feel
confident it will result in a great victory, but it is much
longer in duration than I expected, and we have to fight
very hard. Father mentions Col Allen, Wood McDonald, Frank
Sherrard, and Eugene Webster of our acquaintance among the
killed; and Mr. Frank Jones as wounded, he said too it was
feared Mr J who had had his leg amputated, would sink
from exhaustion. Poor Mrs Jones, and his little children. I
see in the list of wounded in the 44th regt the name of
Adjt C. G. _______, no doubt the Mr _______ who taught at Mrs
Carters, it does not say how severely. These are all the names I
yet see that I know, but I dread to see the full lists. Pa said
Hugh & Frank Powell were safe up to that time, and that some of
our near relations were engaged. Pa does not mention Charley
atall, I suppose he does not think he is in the battle but I cant
help being very uneasy about him, for if he was at Uncle Gordons
when Jacksons army passed by on their way down to the battle
I think nine chances in ten he went with them. If you
know any thing of him do let me know. I had a letter from Willie
McGuire on Monday, he said Charley had been up to Greenwood Depot
to see Mr Fauntleroy. I reckon a few days before he wrote. Willie said
all the family except himself went back to Win when Jackson was
there and all staid except his Father, Mother & the boys. Mr. D's
school was broken up and his Father was stationed there at the Hos-
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pital, his Mother was there too, she now regretted leaving __ as she thought
she could get along better with the Yankees than the girls. Hunter
was taken prisoner at the battle of Port Republic, but afterwards
made his escape. I had a long letter yesterday from Minnie
Lloyd, complaining dreadfully that no one writes to them but
Frank. She is so much afraid of getting them into trouble that
she ____ them nothing. She says she has never seen a Yankee &
____ ___ ____ ____ __ __ , some of the servants had gone off lately
and Grandma has great comfort in hers. The Yanks acknowledged
a defeat immediately after the battle of Chickahominy, but since
they got over their fright claim a victory. She sometimes
has a Herald, and feels much encouraged by their account
they are fortunate in the _____ who has command at
Gloucester Point, only our regt there and not thought to be
five hundred men on that side the river, and they are kept
within bounds, but they have been to the C. H. several times
what for they cant ___. Minnie knew Jamie ___ had been ta-
ken prisoner. She says their papers call loudly for reinforce-
ments & say they can never get to Richmond without them, I
trust their reinforcements will come too late, but ____
the last paper they have been reinforced in this battle from
somewhere. Minn says the sickness among their soldiers is
dreadful. She say they are all well, Grandma looks & seems
in good health. Aunt Sallie, Cornelia, & Hattie are very nicely
fixed about four miles from them, and they see them quite
often. How is dear Mother, she was not well when she
wrote to me last, you must not let her get out of spirits.
How do you get on with your school, do you find it easy.
I am knitting socks for Charley how, but have just begun.
I have been reading ______ life of the Black Prince, but
find it is intensely stupid that I have given it up after
finishing the first volume, and am going to read ______
life of Goldsmith; there are a great many books here, but
no two volumes of the same thing; in fact except Mr J
Tucker they are not a reading people. I intended going
down to Cousin Mary C___________ this evening but the car-
riage has been sent to carry the overseer/ a sick soldier / to
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his sisters so I shall
not be able to go un-
til tomorrow morn-
ing. Some of you write
soon and tell me if
you know any thing
of Charly. Give much
love to dear Ma &
Sister. Write soon
to your attached
Sister Hattie.