The Civil War Letters of Forrest Little - March 20, 1862
Camp near Clouds Mills
March 20th 1862
Dear Father & Mother
I will now set down and write a few lines to you to let you know that I am well and I hope to find you the same we are encamped within 4 miles of Alexandria in a very pleasant place we are Right in sight of Alexandria and the river and within fifty Rods of the Rail Road I was on the field of Bull Run the other day it was an awful looking place I tell you there was a lot of our men that had laid there on the ground that hadent been burried at all there was 14 of the 14th New York lay all toghether in one pile oh God what a Sight there was over 100 men lay around in just such a way I picked up a letter K that a Rebel had on his hat close by where the men lay I will send it to you and I want you to lay it up and keep it as a Memento of the Battle of bull run I dont know when we shall start from here any thing about it they are a shipping a lots of Soldiers every day now for the Burnside Expedition it is a cold wet day to day kind of a drizzleing sort of a day we are agoing to have a big Review to morrow the President and Generals McClellan Keys and Smith I dread it like the deuce but I must stop for the Present my best love to you write as soon as you Get this Direct your letter where you Always do Give my best Respects to all my enquiring Friends
From Forrest
-- Next Letter: April 11, 1862
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