WM, RRB 6/23/1861

Berkly County  June the 23rd 1861
 
Dear Ma
  As I have a few leisure moments, I will endeaver to give you the latest knews. I Receive a letter from you a few Days ago also one from Miss G. Allison giving me the knews in Tulasiki it gratifies me very much to hear from you but you have no idea how mich pleasure it would give me to be with you. I wrote to you a few days ago but intend writing every opportunity I Receive a letter from Eavart yesterday stating the knews in Raleigh they are all very well. We are situated within four miles of the Potomac River. the yankeys have Retreated back to the other side of the River if we have fighting a tall it will certainly be a hard battle however they know the strength of our army & will certainly bring a sufficient force to try to over power us. we burnt about twenty thousand Dollars worth of cars at Martinsburg yesterday and are in a very sickley place if you will look on the map you will see *****
this from your son
J. C. Honaker  {probably 20-year old John C. Honaker of Fayette County, Va. (170 miles south of Martinsburg) to his mother, Rachael B. John was a member of Company C, 4th Va. Inf. Reg. and was killed in battle on July 21, 1861 in the Battle of First Manassas.}

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