Bradford Sparrow to Parents and Brothers
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I am permitted by kind providence to live to see this day & write this
letter, but I do not from as you will be permited get it. It is awful
times I ahve been in terrible battle & have been in considerable
danger all the time for 8 days, but was not in the front line where I
could shoot but one days, the 5th. I have not been hurt but am quite fatigued,
the Vt Brigade is all cut up. I have thought, of you & longed to write but
no mail has gone from
here untill this morning, my regiment is
was away from the brigade & we knew nothing about it, but I write this to
send the first opportunity. I suppose you are suffering great anxiety by
suspense & I from expecation & uncertainty. My prayer is god will
protect me & comfort you I dont know how much longer this will last but I
hope to see you again. Please send this picture of mine to Cousin
Frances, may god watch over us all.
Good Bye
From your Son & BrothersBradford. P. Sparrow
May 15 I am all right yet the lays eight beside us, it come this morning. I have had a good visit with the boys, the drafted men from Brattleboro came to day also. Ira was not hurt in the fight, but is sick in the division hospital. Wm Swift was killed the first day of the fight. Lenard & suman Davis were bothe killed.
I dont know where I am now but between Fredericksburg & Gordons Ville I think