<hi rend="bold">Letter from Catherine Ann Battle Lewis to Emma Speight, May 5, 1865:</hi> Electronic Edition. Lewis, Catherine Ann Battle, 1809-1879 Funding from the University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supported the electronic publication of this title. Text transcribed by Bari Helms Images scanned by Bari Helms Text encoded by Sarah Ficke First Edition, 2005 ca. 11K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2005

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 John Francis Speight Papers (#3914), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from Catherine Ann Battle Lewis to Emma Speight, May 5, 1865 Catherine Ann Battle Lewis 3 pages, 2 page images 1865 Call number 3914 (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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 </bibl> </taxonomy> </classDecl> </encodingDesc> <profileDesc> <langUsage> <language id="eng">English</language> </langUsage> <textClass> <keywords scheme="unc_history"> <list> <item> Any special keywords assigned for this project </item> </list> </keywords></textClass> </profileDesc> <revisionDesc> <change> <date>2005-10-21,</date> <respStmt> <name>Sarah Ficke</name> <resp/> </respStmt> <item>finished TEI/XML encoding.</item> </change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text id="unc09-26"> <body> <div1 type="letter"> <pb id="unc09-26-p01" n="1"/> <head>Letter from <name key="pn0003351" reg="Lewis, Catherine Ann Battle" type="person" rend="yes">Catherine Ann Battle Lewis</name> to <name key="pn0001589" reg="Speight, Emma (née Lewis)" type="person" rend="yes">Emma Speight</name>, May 5, 1865</head> <opener> <dateline><name key="name0000165" reg="Chapel Hill, NC" type="place" rend="ye">Chapel Hill</name><date>May 5th 1865</date></dateline> <salute>My dear Sister</salute> </opener> <p>As Mr <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Redman</name> leaves here to day for your village I will try to write to you to let you know we are still living, although the Yankees have been in quiet possession of our village for the past two weeks. A company of them are still here guarding the college buildings & the village generally — all except this company left day before yesterday. Yesterday 11000 passed through on their way to <name key="name0000443" reg="Greensboro, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Greensboro</name> to take the cars there for their homes. We all had guards for our houses during the two weeks they were here consequently we were not robbed or our houses ransacked, but all around the village for miles around the country is laid waste & everything taken — every horse, & a few old broken down ones were left in their places. What people are to do for support this year or next no one can see.</p> <p>And to crown it all the negroes are all turned loose to ramble about & do what they please & that you know is generally nothing at all.</p> <p>Now added to all this we have been very very anxious about <name key="pn0003354" reg="Lewis, William Gaston" type="person" rend="yes">Gaston</name> who was wounded 4 weeks ago yesterday. We hear vague & unsatisfactory accounts from him, the latest was the 20<hi rend="sup">th</hi> of April he was then at <name key="name0003076" reg="Farmville, VA" type="place" rend="yes">Farmville</name> & doing well. Capt <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Jordan</name> assures me that is certainly true. <name key="pn0003353" reg="Lewis, Martha Lucinder Pender" type="person" rend="yes">Mitt</name> is & has been<pb id="unc09-26-p02" n="2"/>very anxious to go to see him but the times are so out of joint she can't get off. Tomorrow if nothing prevents <name key="pn0003352" reg="Lewis, Christopher Columbus" type="person" rend="yes">Lum</name> will start to look for him.</p> <p>You my dear Sister can sympathize with me in this doubt & uncertainty. I have fallen off 15 or 20 lbs & have but little sense left me. <name key="pn0003353" reg="Lewis, Martha Lucinder Pender" type="person">Mitt</name> poor child grows paler & sadder as day after day passes & no certain tidings from <name key="pn0003354" reg="Lewis, William Gaston" type="person">Gaston</name> nor any way is opened for her to go to him. <name key="pn0003352" reg="Lewis, Christopher Columbus" type="person" rend="yes">Lum</name> came home two weeks ago — walked about 400 miles, had quite a serious attack of sickness produced the Dr said by prostration. He is just recovering from it.</p> <p>I had a one armed soldier too to nurse for two weeks, until <name key="pn0003352" reg="Lewis, Christopher Columbus" type="person">Lum</name> broke out with eysifelus & we were all afraid he would get it in his wound so he had to leave us. He is a poor man, lives in <name key="name0003075" reg="DeKalb County, AL" type="place" rend="yes">DeKalb Co Ala</name>, belonged to <name key="pn0001760" reg="Wheeler, Joe" type="person" rend="yes">Wheeler's</name> Cavalry, was shot in the arm near <name key="name0003078" reg="Morrisville, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Morrisville</name>. He is a good Christian man & I was glad to have him to attend to, for I could hope my own dear wounded one would find somebody to nurse him.</p> <p><name key="pn0000117" reg="Battle, Mary P. (née Johnston)" type="person" rend="yes">Ma</name> was quite sick when I got home & is still in bed, she is better though & we hope will be well again soon. <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Love Battle</name> looks very badly — so does <name key="pn0001362" reg="Phillips, Laura Caroline (née Battle)" type="person" rend="yes">Laura Phillips</name> in fact it seems to me ever body looks ten years older than they did three weeks ago. <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Anna</name> & <name key="pn0003353" reg="Lewis, Martha Lucinder Pender" type="person">Mitt</name> join me in much love to your <name key="pn0000992" reg="Lewis, Ann (née Harrison)" type="person" rend="yes">Mother</name> & the girls. This is a miserable pen. I do not whether you can read it.<pb id="unc09-26-p03" n="3"/><name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Mr</name> & <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Mrs Elliot</name> are still here. She desired me to send her love to your <name key="pn0000992" reg="Lewis, Ann (née Harrison)" type="person">Mother</name> & yourself. Mr <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">R</name> has come & I must say goodbye. God bless you my dear Sister.</p> <closer><salute>As ever truly your aft sister</salute> <signed><name key="pn0003351" reg="Lewis, Catherine Ann Battle" type="person">C</name></signed> </closer> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI.2>