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<td></td><td><p>Dear Sister</p><p>
Camp near Mitchell’s Station Va.</p><p>
Aug 2nd 1863</p><p>
I recieved your very kind and interesting </p><p>
letter of the 22nd and was truly glad to hear from you. </p><p>
I wrote to Mother from Culpeper on the 27th of </p><p>
July which place we left on the 28th and came </p><p>
to this camp where we have been up to </p><p>
this time. Several of our company who had </p><p>
been at home came in day before yesterday. </p><p>
One of them brought your letter. I understand </p><p>
by them that Polk had come up as far as New </p><p>
Market and then went back home, having prov-</p><p>
ision to remain a short time longer. I suppo-</p><p>
se he will come with Lieutenant Hunton who </p><p>
starts, I understand, the first of this week. </p><p>
I was very sorry that we did not get up the </p><p>
vally. I would have liked very much to have you </p><p>
by home. I tried for permission to go from Front </p><p>
Royal but did not succeed. Fifteen of the New </p><p>
Market boys went home without permission </p><p>
the greater portion of them have returned </p><p>
and are now undergoing the punishment </p></td></tr></table>
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<td><p>inflicted upon them which is riding the </p><p>
wooden horse foure hours each day; the num-</p><p>
ber of days I do not know. I suppose Polk has </p><p>
been enjoying himself very well. He was for-</p><p>
tunate to get home and escape the trip we </p><p>
had which was the most severe one I think </p><p>
this army has ever exsperianced. I do not </p><p>
envy him his furlough far from it. But </p><p>
I would like to have been along </p><p>
with him. Well I will live in hopes that my </p><p>
turn will come to go home one of these days. </p><p>
I wish this war was over that we co-</p><p>
uld all go home and get from under military </p><p>
rule. I live in hopes that the end is not </p><p>
far distant, although everything looks gloomy. </p><p>
Providence can work a way for our deliverance. </p><p>
Lee’s army, the right arm of the Confederacy, is </p><p>
again in good condition, and I believe when </p><p>
we again meet the enimy which from </p><p>
present indication will not be too long we </p><p>
will be able to repuls them as we have </p><p>
done in times past. I will not despond </p><p>
as long as this army is successful! </p>
</td><td><p>The latest news from Europe is favorable and </p><p>
tend to the belief that we may exspect som-</p><p>
ething from these. Providence may show his hel-</p><p>
ping hand through the instrumentality </p><p>
of Foreign Powers. although I would be thankfull for </p><p>
them to recognize us but I would rather if we can </p><p>
work out our independence without their help. I </p><p>
believe this war is a chastizement sent upon the </p><p>
nation. Therefore to be successfull we ought to </p><p>
rely more upon the strong arm of him </p><p>
who is the ruler of us all and the God of </p><p>
battles. Our army ought to be more moral </p><p>
at least the Officers Thereby setting the exam-</p><p>
ple for the men and the nation. Our people </p><p>
at home ought to be more prayerfull and not </p><p>
put too much trust and confidence in the </p><p>
soldiers, but remember that agreeable to the Bible </p><p>
the prayers of the righteous availeth much. </p><p>
May the God of battles ever be with us and giveth us </p><p>
the victory and a speedy peace should be the </p><p>
prayer of every true Southerner. Dear sister, you </p><p>
need not fear my falling into bad habits although </p><p>
the army has a demoralizing influence, it has </p><p>
not had that effect upon me. </p></td></tr></table>
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<td><p>I was very sorry to hear that Mother was </p><p>
not as well as normal. Dear Sister, do everything </p><p>
in your power for her to recruit her health. Do </p><p>
not let her expose herself in anyway whatever you </p><p>
know that she very easily becomes too spirited </p><p>
and restless. In view of this, do everything in your </p><p>
power to keep her cheerfull. Nothing will be more </p><p>
essential to her health. Tell her not to fret herself on </p><p>
our account. Providence will work all for the best. </p><p>
I hope the next news I receive will be the joyfull intel-</p><p>
igence that she is better. </p><p>
I cannot give you much news consurning the army. </p><p>
There was a cavelry fight below Culpeper yesterday. Our men </p><p>
were driven back and it is reported that the enimy are </p><p>
advancing in force. If that be true, we may look </p><p>
for another battle soon. There has been some can-</p><p>
nonading in the direction of the river today. </p><p>
Report says they are crossing at Kelley’s Ford the </p><p>
same place that they crossed the time of the Brandy </p><p>
Station fight. I will write to you soon again. Give </p><p>
my love to all enquiring friends [?] [?] </p><p>
for your self. From your Brother. Milton</p><p>
</p><p>
George says I should tell you to </p><p>
make some collars for us out of that </p><p>
gingham we sent home. Make </p><p>
them large full wide and </p><p>
line them. We have just received </p><p>
orders to march. M.K. [Milton Koontz]</p><p>
3 oclock AM Aug 3d 63.</p></td><td></td></tr></table>
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The Koontz Family Papers (Ms1984-172)
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Civil War
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This collection contains correspondence from three Confederate soldiers--brothers George and Milton Koontz and their cousin George Miller--as well as official documents, two diaries of Milton S. Koontz, George Koontz's copybook, Milton Koontz's sketchbook, a stationery box, and a pencil drawing. The Collection dates from 1861 to 1865. Transcripts are included for all the correspondence and diary entries.
The correspondence consists mainly of letters to Nellie Koontz McCann from her brothers George and Milton Koontz, as well as her cousin George Miller, who served in the 12th Virginia Cavalry. Other letters are from George and Milton Koontz to their mother. George Koontz's correspondence contains accounts of battles he was engaged in, including the Battle of Chancellorsville. Milton Koontz's diaries date from June 25, 1863 to December 31, 1863 and from March 12, 1865 to June 28, 1865. His 1863 diary includes a description of the Battle of Gettysburg (1-3 July 1863).
The Koontz family hailed from Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia. George Koontz (1839-1925) enlisted in the Eighth Star New Market Artillery, Captain Rice's artillery battery, in 1861 at the beginning of the Civil War and served all four years in the artillery. George reenlisted in 1862, was appointed 1st Sgt., and was reassigned to the Danville artillery in September of 1862, when the Eighth Star New Market Artillery merged with the Danville Artillery. He was promoted to 1st Lt. in September of 1864. George Koontz was wounded during the Petersburg Siege. After the war, George Koontz married Mary C. "Molly" Newman. He served as the Edinburg county Treasurer for 30 years, from 1874 to 1904, and was also the Commander of the Shenandoah Camp of Confederate Veterans.
Milton Koontz (1840/41? - 1867), the brother of George, enlisted in 1862 and also joined the Eighth Star New Market Artillery. Like George, Milton was reassigned to the Danville artillery in 1862, but transferred to the 23rd Virginia Cavalry in 1864.
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1861/1865
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Ms1984-172
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Letter, Milton S. Koontz to Sister [Nellie], Camp near Mitchell's Station Va., August 2, 1863 (Ms1984-172)
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Koontz family
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Diaries
Women--History
Civil War
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
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Letters
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Letter from Milton S. Koontz to Sister Nellie. Details Milton's desire for furlough and the punishment some soldiers recieved for leaving without permission. Also provides Milton's ideas regarding religion and morality in the army.
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1863-08-02
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Koontz family
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Ms1984-172, Box 1, Folder 3