The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-02
Fighting, Marching and Camp
ing II Winter n Virginia


homs while in Richmond I sent you
the "Whig. Do you receive Il? And
do you lilfs II better than the "Enouir-
err also sent you the DAILY MAJ
for two months. Do you also receive
that regularity
/ have lpst my knife. I gave hob =
hEnuis 80 put blades in for me before
leaving home, ana want you TO Sec
that he. does - and send the knife to
me the very nrst opportunity.
hope Maria VIII not dispose OF
Hooper's gun before I come home. I
want It because Il was his.
am well a. usual though my leg
gave out on the long march OF more
than one hundred miles we have JUST
taken.
Your brotnsr.
Thomas.
P. s.-writs soon ana direct a. usual
Billy are both we'll
IN WINTER oUARTrRs.
sur hHnCTING TROUBLE.
Brandy Station. near Keiley's Ford, Va.
November 4. 1858.
Yours Of the gath uit. has lust
been received and hasten to give
you q reply. 1t IL the first letter I have
had from you since the one acknowl-
edged the receipt OF at Mortons Ford.
on the Rapidan River: that letter was
written on the 24th Of October ana was
received on the 2sth Of the same
month. am always anxious to hear
from home and particularly 30 when
letters are like angels visits. We are
stationed 20 far from a railroad now
that y - really treat to receive a
letter from home. ana hope with a
knowiedse OF this fact. you and Irene
Will write me at least once per week.
We have been engaged for two
weeks past In erecting houses for win
tar quarters, and sour mess has one
completed that Is really as comfortable
as any one could desire Ny fears are
| aroused in regard to the army becom-
ing a fixture for the winter, as runors
are flying around In camp as thick as
leaves In vaiiambrosa" In regard to
an early movement OF Lees forces now
in contemplation by that comma der
have always been OF the opinion that
we had commenced our quarters toe
early for the simple reason that the
fall season IL generally the most pro-
pitious for military operations. and II
the Yankees make move it will me-
cessitate q corresponding one on the
part Of the Army of Northern virginia
Il "
mitted to remain in quiet during the
winter. and next spring we will be bet
ter prepared for the offensive than We
now are.
Everything Is remarkably quiet
along our entire front. and IL may be
that Meade is quietly shipping. of the
flower of his forces to reinforce the
Rosecrans In Tennessee. II he dimin-
fishes his army for any such purpose he
may expect the residue to fan into this
clutches Of his. old rival, Lee.
The army IL quite healthy now
Company r has lost one man by dis
ease since the Battle Of Gettysburg
to-wit. CORPORAL Thomas n. Meriweth.
er. Yho died Of apoplexy on Fri
day last. His age was 20 years. Ew-
ell's corps was not engaged in the
sixirmish at Bristow's Station. There
were only two brigades OF HIS corps
engaged In that affair .to-wit. Cooks
and, Kirkland's, composed entirely OF
North Carolina troops. who behaved
very badly. 4 learn. A. p. Hill was be-
tween the Yankees and Washington
while Eweil. with Rodess, Early's~ and
their rear, but for some unexplained
reason the former permitted them to
escape and they soon Succeeded "a
placing themselves Beyond pursuit
have received no letter from Mrs.
Bayne. In my note to her I directed
her 20 send her reply to Maria.
ordered The Daily Mail sent you.
but suppose by some mistake OF the
clerk the weekly" was sent In its
stead. I suppose that win answer ev-
cry purpose however hope The
WING will reach yon regularly.
i wrote Juliet some weeks ago. but
haye, no answer yet had letter
from Sal Norman few days ago. In