Near Richmond 3 June, ’62 1 M r President I am extremely grateful for your kind offer of your fine horse & feel most sensibly ...

NEAR PETERSBURG, 13th December, 1864. MY DEAR SON: I have been expecting to see you for some weeks, but each day that I have appointe...

CAMP, 24th July, 1864. My Dear Son: I have received your letter of the 20th. Colonel Carter's report of his operations was very s...

CAMP, ORANGE CO., 19th March, 1864. MY BEAUTIFUL CARRIE: The pleasure I derived from your note of the 10th was disturbed by the kno...

CAMP ORANGE COURT HOUSE, January 17, 1864. I enclose a letter for you which has been sent to my care. I hope you are well and all aro...

ORANGE, 25th December, 1863. MY DEAR COUS1N MARGARET: I take advantage of a few quiet moments this holy morning to write to you, fo...

CAMP ORANGE, 10th August, 1863. MY DEAR CUSTIS: I send a draft, No. 107, of the 7th inst. of Capt. H. C. Fairfax, a q. m. on Treasu...

Camp, 27th September, 1863. I rejoice over Bragg's victory. It is a great success and will be of great service to us every way; tho...

Camp, 11th September, 1863. Your note, my sweet daughters, has just been received. I fear the wagon will not reach you in time to make ...

Camp, 10th September, 1863. MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS: I have not seen you all day. I hope this has not made you as sad as it has me. ...

Culpeper, 11th June, 1863. I am so grieved, my dear daughter, to send Fitzhugh to you wounded. But I am so grateful that his wound is o...

CAMP FREDERICKSBURG, 3d March, 1863. I received today, my darling daughter, your letter of the 28th, and it has furnished me such pleas...

I cannot tell you how I long to see you when a little quiet occurs. My thoughts revert to you, your sisters and mother; my heart aches for ...

CAMP NEAR FREDERICKSBURG, November 24, 1862. MY DEAR DAUGHTER: I have just received your letter of the 17th, which has afforded me ...

I have not laid my eyes on Rob since I saw him in the battle of Sharpsburg going in with a single gun of his battery for the second time af...

July 24, 1862 When you write to Rob 1 again tell him to catch Pope for me, and also to bring in his cousin, Louis Marshall, who I am t...

SAVANNAH, 26th February, 1862. And are you really sweet sixteen? That is charming, and I want to see you more than ever. But when that ...

Richmond, July 12, 1861. You know that Rob has been captain of Company A, of the University. He has written for a sword and sash, which...

. . . glad to hear all is well and as yet peaceful. I fear the latter state will not continue long. I think, therefore, you had better prep...