jurnak entrie lawrence hooper(meg)

Dear ma and pa

aperil 6, 1865

well u may hav heard dat we tore richmond tooo tha ground on apil 2, 1865.and da onion took over richmud. wel its now april 6. its now r final batal. we got 25000 troops left.da onion got 125000troops.i had 0 food  al i had wuz sum hardtacks that i shred w my freind. 


dis iz how u make hardtacks.

  • 3 cups of flower
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 cup of water
  • bake in oven at 350 degrees F
i had lust sooo mani freind dat day. over 6000 die. lee met at wilber mcleans casa(house). le surendered en his livin rom. i can nevir fight again. i tok a OATH.       igut tu keep my gun tho.
i alsoo gut sum fooood .     and i had tu giv back my CSA flagg/ther property stuffff.

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