This collection consists of a letter written by Anthony K. Simmons, a resident of Botetourt County, Virginia during the Americna Civil War. Writing from Manchester, Virginia to his son William, Simmons describes the health of his younger son, Ed, a private in Company A, 28th Virginia Infantry, recently wounded at the Battle of Gaines' Mill. Simmons also mentions by name several other members of Company A and is complimentary of "Mrs. Harris," who owns the house in which he is boarding while he visits his son in the hospital. Simmons writes of the 28th Virginia's current position and relays a rumor about the number of Union prisoners on Belle Isle.