, 1862-11-27

weather ever senca we left Tupals have not
Been able Tor duty sence Bus lave noL been
md that day liked to have died with the
collie have not been with the Redgment In |
over 2 weeks our Redgment Was sent OH on
mBrch & and | VAS not ahleto STAND the march
md they sent me an monroe uncle greer blll
English and fone 8 more Hs OnT company ~
the horsepital the horsepith are jes tents
6tIech anc then DockIors IL tend ou III NJ are
all gettin Better am not ab:e TO take aforce |
ms1ch am etill week Bnt well
We can hear Of fighting every day. Our
n3en whip item, I believe, eEeiy pop. Ol1 /
S:onewa1l,Jec has taken Ii. .0tO prisoners.
scme few days ago. Our men have t=ken Fort |
Donrlson and C1zrksville, the Doctor se5
nsyer will Stand camp life, tDay hee dis
TO get g discharge. my Kidneys are pestern
me, and the Bro~1ke1ies are at 7rorke ou NE
St1ne, but rot mueh.if don't get discharge
i viii Suffer threw the winter an afraid ye'y
much. Some are getin Discharge5e= from Oar
hey hey are nc: ne, nor ! liant them. tsei ST.
One day last Week had the fever
But it is did not Stop me from the sprins.
the time viii Soon B5e hear that cares passes
tel tho Children all ho*dJ Tor me tell them to
Bee smart till come home ana Will bring
them pretty If Ee never meet on earth as1;s
hope and trust that we will meet ln heaven
| TheIe psrtin Hi1i Bee no more so Nothing
mora But
| Rcmeius your
| Loveing husban until Death
| ". P. MILLER To n. 3. Miller and chl..ara<.1
| AFAM1LT LETTER.
t TESsEzsEE Putram County Oct the 18th 1859.
DEAR UNCLE now take the opportunity to
| write Jon T. 1eW lines for the first in long
time to let you know that what there is left OF
| us are in reasonable state Of health st pres
ent hoping If these few lines comes to hand
may MD you all well and doing well.
believe have nothing Of any great impor-
| taIce to write to you at present only the
troubles and mlsfortunes that have hefalling
Us and our country.
Twill ROW inform you that OUT oldest son
Francis Marion has volunteered in Captain
Barneses company Of cavity and they al just
left home yesterday morning for Murphreys
Borough hs is in his twentieth year Ii appears
Ike there is nothing but trouble and distress
| Of mind in the land.
Twill nor inlorm you something about the
times iE this country,
believe corn crops IL to1Era5le good in
| general tbiuk better perhaps than ne have
had in two or three years Rheat Was very light
Scarcely sesd made on account Of the rust il
the Ep1lnE.
t Oats was an eutire failure de7oured by tn7
rust we have very good mast it is thoug By
! some to be the best for several years Property
: anC produce is very high hsre st. this tim:
good horses is worth from $3.50 to $3.50 frs
:. rate yoke cattle is worth $780, COWS an6
| calycs from rs to SO dollars bacon trou. 20 t.
, % c;s Per pound live hogs from 8 co 10 pc
/ | pound Salt is only worth eoout ten dollar
per busne1 Sole leather 81 per pound Al,
Gth3ngE about in prortion.
: IWin inform you that We have eight childEe
} Hithus yet the tWo oldest and the 5onnges
! are girls aud five little boyE.
lhaye not heard anything from my Faths
/, In Several years he has quit awr1tiug / had
letter from Solomon year or So 20 and Jsas
wrote to James Howard uut;li the rla|
q stopped 30 must bring my letter to clos
t. | for the present So farewell Z. z. BCLLpc
It To william Bullock
e Dear brother and sister, no7 hare the o.
s portuulty OF writing 3ou few iucs to let "a
). know that we ore sil well ut this time hopir
! that If these teW lines comes to Eand may fir
1t xon an ejoyiBg the like bliss.
r You requested to know how the ti1nes VI;
:, in this country there is not many Liocoluit
Is il tbs settlement but just Of 3 pltce there
?. plenty ct them
i'd Hester Brown sends her best RESPECTS
= Nancy Bullock and wishes to see her and
es ten 1hluk Of the hours they have spsnt
re gether we wish you to write to US as soon
se this comes to hand and let US know how T,
ID are all doing and write bont Ill the come
ar ton aud how they are all doing and about t
Or times in that country
'g believe we have nothing more to write
40 you st this time only we want you to wr1
| ttE14 OppNlLA4t3 HN ak6O Hi5u IL IE Tell.
e, der by you all untilI Death
-. ro { HIRAM & HESTER BRcwS
~ WILLIAM s. Nancy BULLOCK
1t SCHOOL MA'AM WANTS THE WAR BROUGHT
no a CLOSE.
ne September, eth. 1862
m DEAR MoLLIE: hare been anxiously {
d. pectlng letter from You for = long time,
nd have atlas concluded that you have Nc mott
IN Of writing, SO / concluded to write you
mr. fEff NH or St1Y1Tx7 tn mt
N. wrote to you just before the Yankees visit
til Hoily Springs, and Thought that YOU WOE
ar, areEtr my letter as soon as communicate
OF Was reopened, and let me know what had :
Id cone OF you all know yon ore in t
ey County and hope tie Yankees 1aye moi pt
,m | youa visit, or mo1ested you in any way. T
ok last time heard IRON Aunt Lizzie she was
up Va. We had q letter from brother Willie L
of week. he Waa in the last Manassas bat
ip- both days the last day he was Slight wou1
20 on the left Thumb, the bone Of Which =
de shattered, and the first joint will always
In stiff. he has bean in three big battles the II
Ely il both OF ths battles before Richrnoad) a
eat Thanks to our Heavenly father he is still al
ing AID not seriously injured Where is yt
ob- brother Louis. at this time should like
lan hear from 1ir1. Is aEy Of your other broth
I in the war? guess Bob OWN is. HoE
d. Jour Mothers health, and yours, Nannic's, q
: II I'LL the others do write to me soon and let
Oh. know what has become Of you all.
len In order TO ksep my mind employed tn
ne, war times am again teachIng sc1o0l, but
)nr very convenient to Town this time. F.:
o1- the way the mar is progressing now. I hi
1ck and pray that it will soon be broug ghs t,
nry close. it does Seem that there has b
ing enough Obstruction Of life and property ia
ers | to close. there is hardly home ID tha So
'ro- but what has already felt its blasting low
the Our once happy sunnie South will never
had the same agaiil. Ever Yours
pri LINDA Mca1CK,
if