1862 August 19

Dear Mother
I found our camp
last evening had moved about
the half of a mile north east
of the Camp Lee. There is with
us no more speedy prospect
of getting our guns – One or two
smooth bore 6 pounders we can
get, but will have to wait
until the others are made.
One of them was cast yes-
terday. I fell in last evening
with the funeral process-
sion of Gen. Winder last
evening he is son of the
R[ichmon]d. General – this is the
only opportunity I may
have to send to R[ichmon]d. to day
so Dear mother farewell.
My best love to Father, George
& all. Our camp is a very
pleasant one. We will not


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be here less than ten days
I reckon.
Affec. yr. son
W. H. Perry Jr.

[“Brig. Gen. Charles Sidney Winder was frightfully mangled by a shell at Cedar Mt. on Aug. 9, 1862, and died within a few hours.” – Generals in Gray by Warner]\

Perry's "son of Richmond general" is obscure. Winder was the nephew of U. S. Naval officer Franklin Buchanan and a cousin of Confederate General John H. Winder.