Henry H. Dedrick

letters to his wife.

Sep 29, 1861

http://www.vmi.edu/archives.aspx?id=11533: there was a big rain and they had to carry their stuff to a didfferent hill/ moutain and they ate beef, flour and bacon. He said it was hrooible, the water was up to their knees.

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Period: Sep 29, 1861 to Jul 23, 1863

letters to his wife

Oct 4, 1861

letters to his wife: him and his crew left strait creek and whent to the top of the alleghany mountain. they started to hear cannons the next day that told them that it was time to start getting ready to fight. The they started to march down the mountain and they got about 4 miles down when they got told to stay there and wait. everything was clear so they moved along.

letter to his wife and brother & sister.

Oct 20, 1861

http://www.vmi.edu/archives.aspx?id=11537: He informed his wife and brother & sister that he's well and he hopes they are too.

letter to his wife + letter from his wife.

Nov 23, 1861

http://www.vmi.edu/archives.aspx?id=11539Henry tells his wife he is fine and he is stasioned at Pocahontas Co. [West] Va and that he hopes she gets his letters. His wife told him that the reason he didnt get her letter sooner is because it was in a satch wich didnt get dilivered to him.

letters to his wife & lizza

Dec 9, 1861

Henry tells his wife that he's had the mumps for a while but he's fine, then tells lissa that he's sorry to hear her uncle lost his children and tells him his friend is sorry too.

letter to his wife & lizza.

Jan 12, 1862

http://www.vmi.edu/archives.aspx?id=11543He tells his wife and lissa that there is alot of sicknes right now and he hopes he doesnt get sick and some of his friends look pretty bad.

letters to lizza.

Jan 22, 1862

http://www.vmi.edu/archives.aspx?id=11545Henry tells Lizza that he's well and hopes she and hi family are too and tells her that he's helping men build a stable for horses.

letters to wife

Feb 2, 1862

http://www.vmi.edu/archives.aspx?id=11549he tells his wife that he has been sick for a while and isnt doing so well. And tells lizza that if she or any one needs money to let him know.

letter to his wife.

Mar 8, 1862

http://www.vmi.edu/archives.aspx?id=11551he tells his wife and lizza he's fine and how some of his friends are doing and that one was sad to think his little boy was crying about him.

letters to his wife & his uncle will

Apr 7, 1862

http://www.vmi.edu/archives.aspx?id=11553he tells lizza and his wife that he is fine. heard that his uncle is sick and isnt doing very well and lizza is woried.

letter to his father.

May 10, 1863

http://www.vmi.edu/archives.aspx?id=5161Henry writes to his father about just things that are going on in eachothers life.

letter to his wife

May 25, 1863

http://www.vmi.edu/archives.aspx?id=11559Henry informs his wife that he isn't verry well and hasnt been he's feeling allot of pain and was taken to a medical atation.

letter to his wife.

Jun 9, 1863

Henry writes to his wife from a camp near the Culpeper Courthouse and is glad to hear she is doing well and he feels better.

letters to his wife from a Camp Near Winchester

Jun 14, 1863

http://www.vmi.edu/archives.aspx?id=11563Henry tells his wife he is haveing a hard time since they left the camp.

letter to his wife.

Jul 11, 1863

http://www.vmi.edu/archives.aspx?id=11565Henry tells his wife that a man named joseph Grass was killed in a fight and he cant find his other friends.