Letters of Henry G. Compton and William J. Jeter
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Carwile, Revely B., Jr.
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Camp Bread New Market Rockingham Co Va
Dear Wife & Brother. June 3, 1862
Again am I hurried so that I cant
[write] you [but] a few lines, to inform you of
my health &c. Robert E. Jones is here and is going
to leave in the morning. I am well as could
be expected after such a long march. We have
been marching day & night & eating nothing
for 36 hours at a time. We are falling back
up the Valley & the Yankeys right after us &
will fight them to morrow or next day
however I cant tell you anything about that
I'll just tell you I send you this pistol to take
care of it for me. I also send a flask & pipe
they were [a] Yankey's. I'll try to come home by June
Court. If I can but if I cannot you & pa
must attend to that Qualifying &c. I also
want you to keep your eyes open & make
that money good of Archibald H. Franklin's.
Pompi it is so dark that I cant write much
though I will try & write to you all as soon [as] I can
get a chance. You can see Mr. Jones & he will give
you all the points. We have had a hard time for
the last month & we may have a worse time in
a few days. The Yankeys are right at us & I expect
we will have to fight them in a short time
that is if they attempt to follow us in any further.
I dont know anything about their strength though
I expect they have a pretty strong army. They are
picking up several of our boys who are broken
down & cant get out of their way. Gib is well
You all must write soon & often write me all
the news & direct yours to Staunton Wm. J. Jeter
Dear Wife & Brother. June 3, 1862
Again am I hurried so that I cant
[write] you [but] a few lines, to inform you of
my health &c. Robert E. Jones is here and is going
to leave in the morning. I am well as could
be expected after such a long march. We have
been marching day & night & eating nothing
for 36 hours at a time. We are falling back
up the Valley & the Yankeys right after us &
will fight them to morrow or next day
however I cant tell you anything about that
I'll just tell you I send you this pistol to take
care of it for me. I also send a flask & pipe
they were [a] Yankey's. I'll try to come home by June
Court. If I can but if I cannot you & pa
must attend to that Qualifying &c. I also
want you to keep your eyes open & make
that money good of Archibald H. Franklin's.
Pompi it is so dark that I cant write much
though I will try & write to you all as soon [as] I can
get a chance. You can see Mr. Jones & he will give
you all the points. We have had a hard time for
the last month & we may have a worse time in
a few days. The Yankeys are right at us & I expect
we will have to fight them in a short time
that is if they attempt to follow us in any further.
I dont know anything about their strength though
I expect they have a pretty strong army. They are
picking up several of our boys who are broken
down & cant get out of their way. Gib is well
You all must write soon & often write me all
the news & direct yours to Staunton Wm. J. Jeter
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Carwile, Revely B., Jr.
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A few words to you Hannie as I think you
are a little inclined to think hard of me for
not writing to you every week. But you
know nothing of my condition. I doubtless
write to you every chance I have & as to
James Wright [he] is well. I dont know any other
reason why he dont have we have no chance
to send letters after they are written, besides
we have no time to write. I havent slept
more than 2 or 3 hours a night now for
several [days] & some I dont sleep any at all
so I ought,to be asleep now. I dont
know what time we may be call[ed] on
to leave here. You wanted to know
if James [Wright] was Commisary yet. he
is not. he is nothing but a Private.
Hannie you may tell your Grandma
that I dident think she would have
treated me so about that horse. I have
offered her $150 & he would bring $200
here just as easy as to ask it. I would
have paid her $150 Confederates. But as it
was for Basham he ought to sell him for less
than any body els.[sic] as to those clothes you
do as you please about making me any.
I dont care anything about them any
way. I would like to have broad & strong
straps on my pants. I would like to have
velvet if you can get it. I received 2 letters from
you today for the 1st since the 12th. I want you &
Pompi to see to all things & take care of my pistol
till I come. I wouldent take $50 for it. I'll come
home by Court if I can I must close give my
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You can get all the particulars from Capt. Bob Jones. Write soon to Jeter"
are a little inclined to think hard of me for
not writing to you every week. But you
know nothing of my condition. I doubtless
write to you every chance I have & as to
James Wright [he] is well. I dont know any other
reason why he dont have we have no chance
to send letters after they are written, besides
we have no time to write. I havent slept
more than 2 or 3 hours a night now for
several [days] & some I dont sleep any at all
so I ought,to be asleep now. I dont
know what time we may be call[ed] on
to leave here. You wanted to know
if James [Wright] was Commisary yet. he
is not. he is nothing but a Private.
Hannie you may tell your Grandma
that I dident think she would have
treated me so about that horse. I have
offered her $150 & he would bring $200
here just as easy as to ask it. I would
have paid her $150 Confederates. But as it
was for Basham he ought to sell him for less
than any body els.[sic] as to those clothes you
do as you please about making me any.
I dont care anything about them any
way. I would like to have broad & strong
straps on my pants. I would like to have
velvet if you can get it. I received 2 letters from
you today for the 1st since the 12th. I want you &
Pompi to see to all things & take care of my pistol
till I come. I wouldent take $50 for it. I'll come
home by Court if I can I must close give my
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[Written upward, on Left margin: ]
You can get all the particulars from Capt. Bob Jones. Write soon to Jeter"
Dublin Core
Title
Letters of Henry G. Compton and William J. Jeter
Subject
Civil War -- correspondence
Camp McCullock (Highland County, Va.)
Description
Digital reproduction of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1462, Letters of Henry G. Compton and William J. Jeter, 1861-1862.
The collection includes two letters written in 1861 by Henry G. Compton while stationed at Camp McCullock during the American Civil War and one letter by William J. Jeter written in 1862 while stationed in New Market, Virginia.
The original letters are held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The handwritten letters were encased. Typed transcriptions are included for the two Compton letters.
The collection includes two letters written in 1861 by Henry G. Compton while stationed at Camp McCullock during the American Civil War and one letter by William J. Jeter written in 1862 while stationed in New Market, Virginia.
The original letters are held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The handwritten letters were encased. Typed transcriptions are included for the two Compton letters.
Creator
Compton, Henry G.
Jeter, William J.
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
16 November 1861
27 December 1861
03 June 1862
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Format
jpeg
Language
English
Identifier
JMLMS1462.1-3
Collection
Citation
Compton, Henry G. and Jeter, William J., “Letters of Henry G. Compton and William J. Jeter,” Digital Collections, accessed April 27, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/540.