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03/16/1862 9/22/1859
Envelope addressed to Captain Gilmer Breckinridge, Post mark shows Pattonsburg VA MAR 16. Stamp has been removed.
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04/14/1862 9/22/1859
Envelope addressed to Captain Breckinridge, 28th Regiment Va. Vol, Orange Court House. Post mark shows Pattonsburg VA date not clear. Stamp has been removed.
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05/02/1862 9/22/1859
Envelope addressed to Sergt. John H. Breckinridge, Camp K. 28th Regiment Va. Vol, near Yorktown, Va. Post mark shows Fincastle VA, date appears to May 2. Stamp has been removed.
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envelope - 02/20/1862 9/22/1859
Envelope addressed to Capt. P. G. Breckinridge, 28th Regiment- Va Vol., Manassas Junction. Post mark is not legible and stamp has been removed. Date is from the letter the envelope carried and 1862 was written in pencil on the envelope.
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envelope - 08/31/1861 9/22/1859
Envelope addressed to Mr. John Breckinridge, Centreville - Fairfax Co., Virginia, Care of Col. Robert Preston, 28th Reg. Va.. Volunteers, post marked Fincastle, VA Aug 31 and hand stamped PAID 5
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envelope - 09/26/1861 9/22/1859
Envelope addressed to Capt. P. G. Breckinridge, Care of Col. Robert Preston, 28th Regiment of Va Volunteers, Fairfax Court House. Va. Posted stamped PAID 5, postmark Sep. 26, Pattonsburg, Va.
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envelope - 09/26/1861 9/22/1859
Envelope addressed to Mrs. P. Gilmer Breckinridge, Pattonsburg, Botetourt, Co. Va, return address of P. G. Breckinridge, Capt, Co. L, 28th Va. Vol., postage due 5 cents, and postmark is partially readable:Fairfax C. H.
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envelope - 10/13/1861 9/22/1859
Envelope addressed to Captain Breckinridge, 28th Regiment, Va. Volunteers, Fairfax Court House, Va., in lower left hand corner:Politeness of Capt. Anderson, and year 1861 in pencil.
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envelope - 11/04/1861 9/22/1859
Envelope addressed to P. Gilmer Breckinridge, Capt. Co. K, 28th Regt. of Va Volt, Col. R. J. Preston, Manassas, 5 pd written in upper right hand corner and Nov 4/61 in upper left hand corner.
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envelope - 12/31/1861 9/22/1859
Envelope addressed to Capt. P. G. Breckinridge, 28th Regiment Va Vol.,Care of Col. R. Preston, Manassas Junction. Post mark Fincastle and date is faded, but appears to be Feb 10.
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letter - 10/27/1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Saturday Grove Hill, Oct 27th, 1861 from Emma W. Breckinridge to her son Gilmer telling of their plans to send a wagon of winter supplies using youngest brother George to lead the expedition, apologizes because it has taken so long to get this move started, of James searching for a position in the [Confederate] Army, about Julia and Eliza planning to visit Richmond and expecting Gilmer to meet them there, of how nice his daughter Na...
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letter - 10/31/1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed October 31st, [1861] from Julia A. Breckinridge to her sister in law Eliza Breckinridge telling of her baby [Nannie] fretting because she is teething now, of George arriving in Pattonsburg at 5 o'clock on the day he left Grove Hill and had an early start on the next day heading toward Albemarle County and ultimately Fairfax Court House, shared news about her husband Gilmer who is in camp near Fairfax Court House and is overworked, m...
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letter - 11/03/1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill Nov. 3rd 1861 from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her daughter Mary B. Woodville telling of hearing the good news that Mary's husband Dr. Lewis Woodville had been reassigned in the Confederate army to the facility at White Sulphur Springs where he would be closer to his family living in Sweet Springs, offering to send her a carriage so she could visit her husband at the White Sulphur, also to purchase salt for them in quanti...
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letter - 11/03/1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Ivy Creek Nov. 3rd, 1861, Dr. [Dear] Gilmer, telling of his young brother George's progress on his trip to deliver supplies from Grove Hill the 28th Regiment, rain has slowed his progress as streams are out of their banks, plans to go to Gordonsville on Monday, Tuesday to Culpeper C. H., Wednesday he will have to camp out, planning to arrive at a camp site near Manassas and hopes that John can meet them there and direct his to where...
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letter - 11/15/1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Nov, 15, [1861] from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer in a camp near Centreville, Virginia telling of how lonely and sad she has been and hope to be more cheerful in this letter. A portion of this letter has dry rotted and is faded and crumbling, Julia's writing is poor and her thoughts are disjointed. She mentions having a recipe for rye coffee and offers to send it to Gilmer as she finds it almost as good as real coffee, o...
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letter - 1861 9/22/1859
Letter headed Camp of Instruction, Tuesday Aug 13th 1861 from Gilmer Breckinridge to his wife Julia telling of events at the Camp of Instruction, of meeting with various people and traveling to Richmond, about purchasing a barrel of flour which he said would feed 4 men for 83 1/2 days, that officers had to pay for all their meals, of meeting Billie Pegram who "had run off from Baltimore, passed through the Federal pickets and found one asleep", r...
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Letter from James M.D. Thrasher to his aunt - November 26, 1861
Letter from James M. D. Thrasher to his aunt (Mrs. Bandy?) from Camp Withers near Centerville. A soldier in the 28th Virginia Regiment, Mr. Thrasher wrote concerning his Uncle Billy's well-being; the movement of the enemy forces; the suffering in camp due to the cold weather; raids the regiment scouts performed; the high prices of goods -- shoes, 5 to 8 dollars a pair, boots, 8 to 15 dollars, cotton cloth, 20 to 30 cents a yard, mollasses, $ 1.50...
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