In transcribing a letter written by a Civil War soldier to a relative in New Orleans, I'm stuck on a sentence in which he refers to "the fauksokutters" ... who are within 50 miles of us." I imagine it to be some vile reference to the Yankees, but although I've broken the word down, used a digital magnifier and every other trick in my experience as a transcriber, I still can't make sense of it. When I went to UNC I looked specifically at "fauksokutters". In the original, it was spelled just like that. Does anyone have any ideas? Was there such a word used at the time, or could it have been just a family code-word? Tom Gilmore To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html