Year: 1862

DC SOOu HfeOcs"Usees VI oiOnuCSS iOI
long time to come. Please write to M
again the first opportunity and know
that if nothing more you will at leas
have the gratitude of


j Your True friend d


il Affectionate Cousin


W. C. REYNOLDS.


CAMP LOOKOUT July 2--1862
| DEAR SISTER Your letter came il
due time, l was sorrow to hear Of Johr
Truslow & Abes death much better
death void it have for John to met hi:
death tighten for his Country he is dead
and all over, so we wont say eny more,
il has raind sll night and I believe will
rain all day. it is very cold in the noun
tines so 1 think we better come in Ka-
nawha. From all accounts It wont be
long befOur will eat dinner with you
(say Goth JULY John Mathews left
here Mondy 80 for Dublin Depot to see
Tom he has been there for some time
with some Of his men. The Prisners
taking at Fourt Donaldson that is his
Company will be exchanged in few
days. l wish you could hear the Old
29nd Regt this morning it is-well l
cant say what. The Yankees say they
got us all at Lewisburg but that amt so
for / am one that amt ded or gone eny
plase yet Mr. Broat was in camp the
other day. l have letter from him OF
July lst wish you could read it. but
that cant be, so your Yankee friends
would say, l will wait with pascients
for you to hear from some other scorce
The Rifemen are all well and in good
spirits. Dick Martin has got so he can
walk about. don't think he will be
fit for service for some time, i; ever
A Arnold is well, looks as old as man
of 80. Capt Johnsons dream is true
to letter, ask him James Jonson.-
Well | must stop, give my love to NAV
and all the family excuse the same.--
John becars 8 Va Reg, close by Nc
Clellan is at Dublin. / must stop
hope it wont be long befour the Yam
KEGS will have to send letters throu our
lines home then they would know how
it feels Good By


Your Brother JOHN II WILSON.


June goth 1869.


DEAR WIFE il is with much plea
sure that's embrace the opportunity of
writing TO you once more to let you
know that ! am well and hope when
these few lines comes to hand will find
you and the children all the same |
have had my helth very well and all ofthe
boys is well at this time have written
some six or eight letters to you and
have received but one in return for
them, whittier you have got them or
not | can not tell but l hope you have
l should like to see you ard the chill
dren very much indeed and be with
you all in peace once more. l think if
we all live it wont be long before we
shall see each others face once more
Oh, but the time would when our land
would be in peace once more and all of
the people of the meny State cold re-
turn to there dear homes and fer sides
with there dere friends and companions
who are now at home in grief woe
pouring out there trobled scale in I'M
uterable prayers for the dear ones of
there hearts.


Tell milly that Ambrose is well and
hearty and would like to see very
much and all of the children but under
the preasant circumstances it is out Of
his power TO see them. Tell Martha
also that William is well too and sends
his well wishes to her and all of the
children and all enquiring friends DC
Ransom and Yuba sendes there best
respects and well wishes to you all and
all enquiring Girls &c tell granmother
and Aunt viney for me that when l get
back l am coming to see them snd
l want them to have something good to
eat for thay know l am a great one for
good things to eat


tell mother would like TO be there to
cate some of her Strawberys and ras-
berys pies but 1 fear they will all be
gone unless she cands some of them
away. Ann you must not be uneasy
about me and bear it all with as much
fortitude as you can untell we see each
other if We are ever permitted to do so
on this earth if we are not l hope we
will be SO fortunate as TO mete in heaven
where parting is ne more there is no
war, no sorrow, nor eny signing there
oh that will be joyful to meet to part
no more: So will close for the prea-
SAINT so nothing more only remain yours