CIVIL WAR LETTER MAY 13 /63 VA , PITRIDGE TO PARENTS

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is an interesting, Genuine Civil War Letter by John W Pitridge, U.S. Army Co. H. 5th Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry. This letter is written to his parents on May 13 1863. It is 1 sheet, folded in half ,with writing on 4 sides... Read the letter to see some of the details below. This letter is an insightful look into this historical period and should be a proud addition to any Civil War Collection. are some details. Camp of the 5 th VT May 13 1863 Dear Parents tis with much pleasher that I right to let you no that I am well and hope thes few lines will find you the saim and all of the rest of the folks up t that I no to be frends to me. Well I suppose you air having nice wether for Spring work and other business to. Wellwe air having nice wether for for spring work and it is fighting our work is. But it is getting Pirty hot down hear for us to march with 8 days rations in our knapsacks and harversacks to. But I guess we can stand it for a spell eneway if no longer. Se we don't cair much about it. We will jest let them do jest as they air aminto for all we cair. Well I don't know hardly what to right only give my love to all hoo no me and tell them to right to me if they want to hear from me and if they don't they may jest go to hell or som other plase that will sute them beter or worse. Jest do as they pleas to. Well when you get my lotment money jest let me no and let me no if you have boght the shraw plase or not or the other on or not or som other on or not and let me no if you have maid your garden and if you have got som land to plant and how much of it you have got to plant if eney or not. Jest right all of the news you can find to right for I likto get newsfrom home. Jest tell Libbie to right to me and tell Harvey Johnson to jest suck my foot. That I never will speak to him as long as I live if he don't right to me and shall hate him jest so long as I no him. For I have rote to him 2 letters and haint had no answer from him. And his sister may go to hell or aplase of hur on choice. I don't care on dam for hur nor no other girl up t in the north. For I am jets agointo have a Cesesh Girl for my wife if ever I get on atoll for they have got the good Blud in them. And they air as gritty as a fish tired salad in sand. Well I don't think of much mor so good by for this time. Give my love to all. Take som your self to. John W Pitridge John W Pitridge J. W. P Shipping is 4.95 plus insurance based on selling price. This letter is one in a series of letters providing an extraordinary historical journey through the entire civil war, documented in over 200 letters dating from 1861 to 1865 from soldier John W. Pitridge as he writes to his loved ones at home. Throughout this period he shares many interesting, informative and exciting experiences that are amazing to read. The majority of these letters include the original envelopes with stamp and/or postmark and are often on stationary that has, or is accompanied by an envelope with highly colorful and artful Patriotics that are wonderful to behold. John W. Pitridge resided in Brandon, Vermont and enlisted in the U.S. Army Co. H. 5th Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry on September 4th, 1861. He was mustered into the service for 3 years on September 16th, 1861. On September 18 he and Company H camped on Meridian Hill, then crossed Chain Bridge into Virginia to join other Vermont regiments at Camp Advance. From t he participated in the following battles: Lee's Mills Va. - April 16, 1862 Williamsburg Va. - May 5, 1862 Golding's Farm Va. - June 26, 1862 Savage's Station Va. - June 29, 1862 Antietam Md. - Sept 17, 1862 Fredericksburg Va. - Dec. 13, 1862 Gettysburg Pa. - July 3, 1863 Funkstown Md. - July 10, 1863 Wilderness Va. - May 5-10, 1864 Spottsylvania Va. - May 10-18, 1864 Cold Harbor, Va. - June 1-12, 1864 Petersburg Va. - June 18, 1864 Opequan, Va. - Sept. 13, 1864 Fisher's Hill, Va. - Sept 21-22, 1864 Cedar Creek, Va. - Oct. 19, 1864 Petersburg Va. - March 25, 27,April ... read more

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