Letters from a Civil War Relative # 15, the Final One: Undated Fragment

 
This fragment is the final entry in this series. I could fit it no other place so I'm posting it alone. Unfortunately, his optimistic outlook on the war did not prove to be true.

I created this special page to put links to all of these letters in one place.

My friend it is anuff  (enough?) illegible about to think how the grate Union is torn up and I can tell you that it a going to caus bloodshed to settel it. There is one thing I now that we will whip them some day or another and I don’t think it will be long for we hear some mity good nuse and you no it does us a great deal of good.

So I must come to a close but still remain your affectate son untell death. 

From Richard Stamper to Joel Stamper, rate by Lewis Reynolds, read it if you can.

bad pen.