CIVIL WAR LETTER - 84th Pennsylvania Infantry, Expects Big Fight at Strasburg VA

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CIVIL WAR LETTER
Civil War Letter by Soldier in Co. I, 84th Pennsylvania Infantry
This Civil War soldier letter was written by 27 year-old Jackson Potter (1834-1862), the son of John Potter (1807-1880) and Mary Rishel (1813-1879) of Luthersburg, Clearfield county, Pennsylvania. Jackson enlisted on 1 October 1861 in
Co. I, 84th Pennsylvania Infantry
and he died on 11 July 1862 at Alexandria, Virginia.
Most of the letters were written to his father, or his sister, Jane Potter (1839-1905), and a few to other family members such as his brother, William Marion Potter (1842-1916).
Of Potter’s service, his commanding officer wrote, “the company joins with me in [conveying to you, his father,] that they have lost a true soldier and a pleasant companion.”
Transcription
Berryville, Clarke county, [Virginia]
April 1st 1862
It is with pleasure that I take my pen to write you a few lines to let you know that I am well, hoping that you are all enjoying the same state of good health. I wrote a letter home to Jane since I came here but I do not know whether it will go or not for we cannot send any letters here now but there is a man here that has come to see his son that I can sed one with him part of the way and he will put it in the [post] office.
Then Jane wrote to me that Jackson Horn was about to start with my shingles. I want you to get the [money] from him and keep it for me till I get home. Take his pay for running them. I suppose you gave him some money before he started down the river and tend to my things the best you can for I do not know when I will get home.
Write to me whether you have got that lumber from Harmon yet. I think Pawley will soon be home with that. He has sent the money home that belonged to men about Clearfield town. I think in a few days we will get our pay again. The letter that I wrote to Jane, I tried to [tell] you something about our fighting and so I need not this time. I want you to write to me. If I cannot write to you, you can write to me still. It is some design in the army but it may not be long till we can send again. This is the county seat of Clarke county.
There will be a big fight again soon—likely tomorrow at Strasburg. There was another of our wounded men died today. Nothing more for this time. Your son, — Jackson Potter
[to] John Potter
Direct your letters to Winchester, Frederick county, Va., 84th Penn. Vol. in care of Capt. Curby
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