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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: 00006
File Unit: 00006.00001
Item: 00011
Title: Letter, April 21, 1864, T. W. Brevard, Camp Milton, East Florida, to "My Dear Mary," Tallahassee, 3 pp., wishing for a letter from her and discussing the war: "We have come down at last to be a very little army. . . we are reduced to the force properly belonging to Florida . . . The force which the enemy have at Jacksonville is variously estimated, perhaps about seven thousand. . . We will see very soon what they intend. So far their expedition to Florida has been a sad failure, and no doubt the Yankees are heartily ashamed of it. . . I was very much taken aback . . . by an order from the War Department suspending all Leaves of absense and furloughs throughout the Army. I had been promising myself so much pleasure in my anticipations of a trip to Tallahassee . . . to think that I have had two children born, while I was away from home, and that I have to be introduced to them when we meet. I presume that my acquaintances Call and Carrie continue to grow and improve. . . I hope little Ellen is healthy and strong. By the way darling, I wish you would have her vaccinated, and have Call re-vaccinated as it did not take before. The small pox may become prevalent . . ."
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