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Record Group Number: 900000
Collection Number: M92- 1
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Collection/Series Title: Call family and Brevard family papers, 1788-1925.
Container: 00001
File Unit: 00001.00007
Item: 00007
Title: Letter, March 14, 1862, Edmond Powell, Camp Wynne's Mill, to "My dear Mother" [Cloe], Lake Jackson, 4 pp., regarding his regiment's military preparations and activities in Virginia: "We have been on the Peninsula five or six months and have not got into a fight yet . . . Col. Ward received orders this evening to march towards New Port News. . . I do not know wether they will have any fighting to do or not, for our steamer the Merrimac used up their (the Yankees) war boats, so bad, I think they are afraid to shew their faces. The Merrimac sank one of the Yankees first class Frigates and burnt another besides injuring one or two more. . . I have been unhealthy for a good while, from being exposed to the weather, which has been very bad. We commenced building winter quarters in december but, I did not get into a house before February . . . you can judge for yourself what kind of weather we have in Virginia. . . I get a plenty to eat and drink (I do not mean whiskey). . . Give my respects to all the people on both Plantations. Tell Aunt Peggy I have not forgot that Yankees head yet, the first battle I get into, I am going to try and crack one over with my rifle. I will not take the trouble to bring his head home; but I will bring a lock of hair. . ."
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