The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-10-20

and South asres for peace! Absolute
submission TO JEFF Davis and his negro
Empire. H-7a s31t't.g Il
rs Can on Empire and Republic exist on
ths same cOotineut2 No., = Ohio STATE
JOmnaL s,s.,r b.. tt,.4.5 ..
Ey-Tho following rebel letters were
captured a short time since from Jim
@ Nouuing's command; aY ed! g1,las5
~ Frederick rsuntt. VA No.
.to I.r SEPTEMBER 18th 1864,
Dear Father and Motber;-I take my
pen in hand to Let you no that ine we'll
at this time Truly Hoping IL ever those
: few lines Comes to hand they will find
you oil we'll. II have not cav biddy
gsinee the l4th dsy July butt have got
) several letirs from her, Ewell has bio
sic long time the last letir gol from her
she sed il was i'm possible for him to get
we'll, she sed She Dootir had gin him out
it reerly killed me to think about it. but
| cant help it, I've tried every plan 10 git
off and go aud see him, but oil in vein.
Col Fsrguson has bin exchanged, he is
commanding the brigade at this time |
Z wilInow give you the killed audawoun'
ded Of our rigmPut this summer the frst
trip we went 10 Md We had q hard ight
at frederick city We lost Ii Holderby
killed Capt Morris killedLl Pedrow killed
II Walker, 1t Harris Wounded and q
good many other priVatos killed; aud
the last rip we went TO ponnsYlvunia
we had very good luck until we goI back
on this side to moorfeld, We stayed hero
] two days and on the third day JUST at
day light Mr.. Averill road in our camp
before we new il snditoos us on suprise
4 o. 1t was arfai the men were butchersd
/ asleep We lost about sx bundled men
and about one thousand horses four pie.
css Of ofartillery the Baltimore Battery
the road was blo.Eaded with mon and
horses weight nearly every day Colonel
+ Anderson vas killed las, Monday, Kelly
Markrum and Harmon was killed al
J Moor64ld, we have only 8 men in our
com pany if ny gifO Na1 there | would
hSee her bSfore'l long I tell you've hive =
hard lime here, We are g. miles below
Winchester our whole rceherO 10 the
Vslly iSubdnt forty Thousand men uu.
dor Gen Early.
o dsSr Ne a;eh ! was tRa,s aud SOC
you oil noTor eGpact 10 see EWsll
I again andit.nerTly kills mo to think
about'it shs,ssys the Doctir says his liv-
\ esisiaGeesed /, want, ,yoa loiwrile to mo
as soon as YOU can roat letter TO you
the last ofMay sent il through BY d
flag Of truce 10 Oatlottsburg. Oar brig
ode is composed Of four Regiments l4h.
l7th, 92th. 10th and we have about 400
men, Our reg uumbers rs abost II men
& So no more at present but light soon
give me all the news. wish my wife
was back there would not stay here
and etroOred The way Iam. You don't
know nothing. five ever got out Of this
valley I am coming TO SEQ you. Milt |
wish I was thors now. Give my love to
all my friends. L L. PERDUE. '
to father & nanny .r.aaa a.t
-n.. aaj Augustine e3h IS q 64.
Dear Brother---I take my pOn in hand
to in form you that | am well hoping
when these few lines comes to hand they
may fnl you both we'll Deer brother i
have nothing to write you more thAn
your fomleys 10 Both we'll and dooing
tolorblo we'll william let your, Wife
have Dress pattren and A F Douahoo
| let your wife have a Dress pattren,
BoyoS Be at JeffesonVilleiu about
weeks l want you Both 10 meet me ithSr
you can get off to come arl bee Bout
yourhofsis igr.l rsis .lf-. e-of ,l. -.
You must cum Without Fail end If
you Cant get 10 cum you Must Wrighte
me a letter and can get out the Office
wright as soon as Captine Anderson
gives you this Letter and il l cant get 70
cum TO you twill get your letters from
both Of you and # you have a greed VIM
| will sell the horse igot of jineral Fra.
sheT and pay our debts with the money |
will do jiSt what you wan! me to do with
| could traid tho horse for vapksy mo,
pey n had him dc--a where. Q good
horse ia worth from one hundred 10 one
hundred and fifty dollars 10 yaukeeDom
AlexandSts uncle wants you to como to
james Hollsys house to him IL you can
their iS about s.bupdred niggersat Lou
ise, tell, Tbomis Mills that bis wife, and
fathers family is well and all Of the peo
pie on Beech Fork. BoyOs have got
write FfidIe this time. You mus,
come down.oudaRe Will have a wright
froIlock. noI have Bin offered two hund. 4
Eed dollars 10 confederate money, for Il
my fddel, Martha and john jiSl came
this mint and they are both we'll father