Confederate soldier in the 50th Virginia Regiment writes from Orange Co., Va. about camp life, a man brought under court martial, the Carroll Guard, speculation about his brother being drafted within the year, friends from home, and furloughs.
Confederate soldier in the 50th Virginia Regiment writes from Morton's Ford, Va. about being stationed at a picket line, the brutal weather conditions, his brother's exemption from service, running for the Magistracy, furloughs, and Grant's arrival.