Dr. West Letter from Brandy Station, Virginia, to His Sister in Florida.

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I suppose you have heard of the sight this Brig.
was in a few weeks ago at a little place called
Bristow within a short distance of Manassas. We lost [?] about
twenty five killed & wounded in the whole Brig. The St. Col. of
our Regt. was seriously wounded & some ten or twelve[illegible]
him. (X I had heard of the deaths of Mrs. Moore & Mr. Bryan
a few days before your letter was rec'd. & was sorry to hear
it). The health of the Brig. is very good at this time &
all the boys are in fine [struck through] health spirits & I believe they
have given out all hope of getting to Fla. this winter
& think it their fate to stay here as long as the war
last. Maj Clark is in good health & fine spirits this morning
(XMy health is not as good as it has been heretofore.
I was glad to hear from Rebecca through your letter
as I have not such a letter from her since the 18th of Sep.
I hope she enjoyed herself at the Bay and fine fish &
oysters. When you see her give her my respects & tell her
that I am feeling somewhat low spirits in not
hearing from her. I am anxious to come home on
furlough sometime next month but do not know
whether I will succeed in getting one or not.
Dr. Daniel is present & is willing to assist me in
procuring it. Give my respects to your Pa & Ma.
Rit & Donnie [?] and all enquiring friends. Give my
love to Mrs. Charlie Davis & children & tell her I regret
of late her fine [illegible]. X) Write to me & give me all the news
soon. I am Very Respectfully
Yours Truly
Theo West
P. S.
Our Reg't is going on picket this evening
& will not return to camp in two or three days.
T. West

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