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| ZIMMERMAN LETTERS |
Fredricksburg Va
December the 14th 1862
Dear Wife
I am still spard and able to send you a fiew lines to inform you the sad news that we was ingaed in battle with
the enemy I reced a small wound in the right hand disableing me for duty at the pesan we nearly lost all our company
out of fifty eight over half was killed or wounded I will give you a list as near as I can who was kill or wounded
Wounded
I Fulton, leg W Nelson fot
W Sulivan Leg J. W. Spease bowels
Georg Borum Leg T Mathius
I Coltrane hand Jas. Barrow
A Lowery foot Ver Pfaff nee
James Marshall (amputated arm) John Flynt hip
L Rich leg Ed Lasly
Si Ogburn 3 places Jo Hanes
Cal Hoover, hand Issac Wright hip
Wm Richmond foot
Killed or missing
Capt Butner killed
SL Pullman do
John Conrad do
SL Pullem do
John Conrad do
J Libengood do
AB Libengood do
Henry Rich do
Isaac Wright is only a flesh wound he can go a little
F Bell and severse others missing JW Spease is very bad off there
was 80 odd wounded in the ridgment 15 amputations it was an awful time one bullet passed through my hat and one
cut my blanket on my sholder 5 Capt was killed and wounded in the regt they have been fireing some today Jackson
was with the ridgment this morning not hurt I must close as my hand hurts so I cant write any more so no more but yours
afectionatly JC Zimmerman
From JZ Zimmerman to Mrs M A Zimmerman
Camp near Fredricksburg Va, December 30 1862
Dear Wife
I am favored with an opportunity to send you a fiew lines by AJ Stires he will leave here today or in the morning to go
home I have no news much to wright we moved our camp yesterday about a mile closer to the station and I think we will
stay here sometime perhaps this winter the yankeys has fallen back behind the hill on the other side of the river and
some has left I think I dont think they will make another advance here I was on picket the other night and saw a plenty
of them in shooting distance on the river bank but we was not allowed to shoot at them unless they shot at us James
Beck and James Butner and Wm Ogburn was here last night they are all well we have a good many visitors from other
regt) I have not saw much Christmas here we drew a soon full of shugar (to a man) and a half pint of molases to ten
men is all the extrys we got Jackson baked a shougar cake and give me a piece it tast like home a gooddel A good
many got boxes from home with things in them that made them a good Christmas I should like if you could send me one
box with about three galens of brandy and some butter and some clothes if I had an old quilt it would not hurt as I have
nuthing but the blanket I took from home and it is getting very thin but if I could get the brandy 3 or 4 galens here safe
and sime butter I can sell the brandy as fast as I can quart at ten and fifteen dollers some pay as high as 35 dollers a
quart I could sell two or three gallens for a couple hundred doller butter is worth two dollers and a half a pound Aples is
worth two dollars a dozen little ones at that so you know my money at them liekscand hold out fur a month wages corn
meal is worth a doller a galon If you conclude to send me a box send it by express these fellers that has been at home
might see to bringing boxes through but they are like by them like they are by staying here they dont want to do it we had
all our clothes stolen when the battle was but what we had on and our knapsacks and all that was in them if you send me
a box send me some peg wood to mend my shoes saw off two or three block and a peg in all a needle and a little thread
If I should not get the box it wont brake me and if I get it safe I can make more than my wags by a good del by express I
think it would come safe of the company will have to pay the value of it I dont think a box the size I want would cost more
than 8 or ten dollers to come to Fredricksburg a little dride fruit would not hurt to fill up in the box and put hickry hoop
around the corners so it wont burst when I could fix up a box right if I was at home you must take a receipt for the box
when you put it in the railroad agents care and send the receipt to me in a letter as soon as you get it so I can get the box
when it comes if you send any. I received a letter from you dated December the 23 yesterday Wright soon Direct your
letter Fredricksburg Hoods Division Laws Brigade 57 Regt Company D Yours JC Zimmerman