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1. 02/25/1862 9/22/1859

   Letter headed Camp Withers Feb 25th 1862 from John Breckinridge to his mother telling her of his winter duties, on picket last week and walked 18 miles, tracking the enemy, but they left before his company could catch up with them, John has re-enlisted for the duration of the war. Said that 29 of the men had done the same. Tell "We have hired Wilson [slave] at Manassas for forty dollars a month, he has been there for two weeks. Alec [slave] is a ...

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2. 06/03/1864 9/22/1859

   Letter headed Grove Hill June 3rd 1864 from Emma W. G. Breckinridge to her son George telling of her despair that his older brother Gilmer was probably mortally wounded in action [In fact he died at Kennon's Landing on May 24, 1864] but his wife Julia was dreaming that he was wounded and still alive, tells of Yankee troops raiding in Botetourt County, and they lost quite a bit, but hid clothes, bottles of wine, guns, carpets in the office behind ...

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3. 12/01/1864 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859

   Letter headed Grove Hill Dec. 1st 1864 from Emma W. G. Breckinridge to her youngest son George (in the Confederate Army) telling of recent events at Grove Hill where four of their slaves have run off, and two more Breckinridge slaves were called into service for the army and carried off under guard, gives names of many of the Grove Hill slaves and tells what they are doing at this time, killing hogs, plowing, cutting wood, describes the new overs...

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