Hillsborough Recorder

Sept. 18, 1861

Page 3

For the Hillsborough Recorder

Camp Jones, Va., near Manassas

Sept. 9^th, 1861

MR. HEARRT: The health of our Regiment has improved in the last ten days very much, yet we have quite a large number in the Hospital.

Our Hospitals are now quite comfortably arranged and under the skillful superintendence of Dr. P. A. Holt, aided by his competent Assistants, Drs. Collett, Ware and Currie. We hope soon to see a better state of things. Though we have had a great deal of sickness, we have had comparatively few deaths. I have neglected until now to send you the names of the members of the Orange Greys who have died since the battle of the 21^st July. John A. Hutchings and Robert Faulkner were killed in action; Iley Pendergrass and Alvin M. Herndon died of typhoid fever at Louisa court House, Va., August 8^th; John E. Davis died at Louisa Court House, Va., August 9^th, of mortal wounds received in battle; Allison S. Glenn died at Louisa Court House, Va., Sept. 8^th, from effects of wounds received in battle; James Hicks died this morning of typhoid fever, far from friends and home. They have all been buried beneath the soil that they come to defend; and though they are dead, they will ever live in the hearts of all true North Carolinians. The most of our wounded men are with you in North Carolina. We hope they are improving, and will soon again be ready to do their whole duty. We sincerely thank the kind ladies of Hillsborough for the nice and valuable presents they sent us in the shape of the Hospital stores in the times of our great distress. I suppose their receipt has been appropriately acknowledged by our Quartermaster or Commandant. Above all the ladies in the world, I believe the ladies of Hillsborough are the most considerate and kind. We are listening for orders every day to move from here to some point immediately on the Potomac above Mount Vernon. Our Brigade (the 3^rd) is composed of the 4^th Alabama, 2^nd and 11^th Mississippi, 1^st Tennessee, and 6^th North Carolina, and an excellent Battery of Virginia Artillery. Our men are very much in need of money; they have never received any pay.

Please send me the Recorder once in a while; it would look like a letter from home. If we move soon you shall know of our whereabouts.

Yours truly

[Transcribed by Sharon Strout]