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5-24-1862 p2-3.
\nWilliamsburg about half past two o\u2019clock. I saw a great many of the inhabitants peering through the windows. I saw William and Mary College and also the court house where Patrick Henry made that celebrated speech. It must have been a beautiful place in time of peace but it\u2019s more full of soldiers.
\n\tWe encamped about four miles from Williamsburg after marching 21 miles. We had nothing to eat and lay on the ground without anything to cover us with all night. Next morning we started again on an empty stomach. We marched 13 miles and halted, our wagons came up about dark when we got some coffee.
\n\tWe have been making short marches since then, almost every day, of from five to ten miles per day.
\n\tWe were encamped two days ago near the White House on Gen. R. E. Lee\u2019s place where Washington was married. It is a beautiful place.
\n\tThe nearer we got to the Capitol the better the country looks and the better we live. For the last two days we have had sweet potatoes and chickens. An old Negro brought them into camp. I gave him .75 cents for a peck of potatoes and .50 cents for other Chickens. I also bought some butter for .75 cents per lbs. Things such as flour, hams, and fresh beef, we get from the commissary.
\n\tI understand that when we get to Richmond our share of the campaign will be over. If it is, I shall hate to lie in camp for three or four months.
\n\tIt\u2019s raining very hard and looks as though it will continue to do so for the next twenty four hours.
\n\tPlease write soon and tell me what Wm. Meredith is doing and where he is and also where David is.
\nGive my love to all the family. Your affectionate son, WJ Fisher<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"width":4718,"height":2984,"file":"5-24-1862-p2-3.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"5-24-1862-p2-3-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-24-1862-p2-3-150x150.jpg"},"medium":{"file":"5-24-1862-p2-3-300x190.jpg","width":300,"height":190,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-24-1862-p2-3-300x190.jpg"},"medium_large":{"file":"5-24-1862-p2-3-768x486.jpg","width":768,"height":486,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-24-1862-p2-3-768x486.jpg"},"large":{"file":"5-24-1862-p2-3-2000x1265.jpg","width":2000,"height":1265,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-24-1862-p2-3-2000x1265.jpg"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"5-24-1862-p2-3-300x300.jpg","width":300,"height":300,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-24-1862-p2-3-300x300.jpg"},"post_thumbnail":{"file":"5-24-1862-p2-3-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-24-1862-p2-3-150x150.jpg"},"single-post-thumbnail":{"file":"5-24-1862-p2-3-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-24-1862-p2-3-150x150.jpg"},"home-post-thumbnail":{"file":"5-24-1862-p2-3-200x200.jpg","width":200,"height":200,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-24-1862-p2-3-200x200.jpg"},"full":{"file":"5-24-1862-p2-3.jpg","width":4718,"height":2984,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-24-1862-p2-3.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","keywords":[]}},"post":null,"source_url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-24-1862-p2-3.jpg","filename":"5-24-1862-p2-3.jpg","filesize":3250350,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8554"}]}}