Ronnie Red Bumpkins

Dear familie, It is July 14 as i am writting this. i just finishd the battle of Gettysburg which a terrible. We had so many casualties and we lost because general grant was in charg of da union. we didnt have tha high ground to shoot on so our acceracy asnt as good and we had to move more to find places to shoot. The battle last thre days. So many people died. We are losing the war now. I hope everything is goin good at home. I miss yall so much! Love, Fred Bloom Jr.

(they burn down all our houses and ate all our food (they were laughing all the way and I'm like”what the heck my dude” (they are being mean and I am a brood) (there is hell in Georgia) (oh no! Oh no! They came to murder me!) (Oh no! Oh no! I thought there's only three) (I was so scared that i started to pee) (there is hell in Georgia) (They smashed our pumpkins and sang a little song (That is very weird and totally wrong) (and for God’s sake I’ll stab them with a prong) (there is hell in Georgia) (we are fighting for our way life and rights (They don’t understand? well we’ll fight them with all our might) (but we can’t  cos they’re giving us a smite) (there is hell in Georgia) (oh no! Oh no! They came to murder me!) (Oh no! Oh no! I thought there's only three) (I was so scared that i started to pee) (there is hell in Georgia) (we said”these little boys are really ugly”) (they came with their smelly breaths and its very yuck...

July     ,1863 its da summa. gen.lee wants a big win. he brings 75000 peeps too PA. i needed sum betta shoes soo I went tu a shoe stor butt i seen sum onions they're so i went tu lee and told him. annd da battle began. i hat tu march tu Gettysburg. gen.heth waz our gen. da battol tok 3 days. da onion held high ground. soo many peeps dead. soo many men die.da injured men out # townsss peeps 12 tu one.

deer father i really really tired  and i am really luky to be alive n riting to you. we had just foght in the bloodiest battle of the civil war . i los a lot of my friends in it and im now sad. mr. lee is really really proud of us and i felt like his plans were stolen. well i really got to go now.... love yall your son, james brookes

Hi Ma and Pa        We r not doin to wel on tha battle fild. We los tha battle of gettysburg  and en 2 dayz tha t otl numbr casulties los is 37000 . at 1 poent towads tha end of day 2 we wer doin ok til 1 regiment en maine cam attackt us wit bayonets.  I wus ther and it was relly scarie but i manige to escap. Thank u for tha las lettr. it wus grat to kno that Al is doin well and i wil kic a yankees arss for him.                                                                                    yor son Andy

dear family, i mis u all a lot. i am very forchanate to be aliv rigt now. i just fight in the bloodiest battle in histoey. The batlle of antidum . lots of ma friends died but my regiment survied. This year ma regiment did very good and general lee is proud. Pray we kep up tha good work up. i am writien this in ma free time which i dont have much of. I miss all uf you all. keep me updated on how home is going and tell me about the kids! With lots of love, Fred Bloom Jr

deer father durin the shiloh battl i wuz freaking out. i didint really no what to do... i loss sum of my friends but we one! and i wuz realli realli happi. peeple say dat it wuz the bloodiest battl of the war ! well bye father! ill see u when i get back!