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William Elmer Thorp correspondence, 1846-1868

1861-07-24 William E. Thorpe to James M. Coveney Page 1

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Fort Runyon Va. 24th July 1861 Dear Cousin I received your kind letter on the 21st and should have answered it before but the truth of the business is I have been out on picket guard about six or seven miles out towards Fairfax court house and as it may be interesting to you I will give a brief account of it On Monday morning our troops came pouring into this fort after our defeat at Manassas junction as thick as they could come we did the best we could for them giving them nearly all of our rations both of bread
 
Civil War Diaries and Letters