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topsailTop sails inlet
He is asking for butter and other things.He is being very needy. -
moving camp during civil warThey moved to Virginia Southampton and had trouble with the yankees.
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battlesA small skirmish with the yankees at clarksville and it was win for us.
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clothes in civil war This day william got clothes because he needed them to stay warm.
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hygieneHe needs soap....that's it.
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missing familyHe is talking about missing his father and being homesick.He misses his father more than anything.
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Wardrobe in civil war timesWilliam needs a new pair of socks because his were stolen by a "rascal",in his words.
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walking in their footstepsMoving during the civil war sucked and he moved a lot.
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weather during the civil warWilliam had to move through harsh rain and he said he nearly drowned.
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Weapons in the civil warWhile William was walking and yankees threw bombs and nobody was hurt.
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Food in the civil warHookerton,NC
William talks about soldiers rations of meat. -
Battle of FredericksbergHalafax,NC
William didnt have much time to write because he was headed to Fredericksburg.
