1861 July 2nd Camp Evans, Leesburg, [Virginia]

My dear Creek

I gain have the pleasure of letting you
know, that I am alive and in good health, every thing
is moving along finely here, and no more sign of a
fight with the Yankees than ever, they moved some
of their troops from opposite my position last
night, so that should we have to meet them it
will be easier on us. I am very much gratified
with the behaviour of our company since we
came to this place, we are all respected by every
one, so much so that some of the Ladies of Leesburg
has selected us as their Favourites, and are getting
up a fine flag to present to the company. I know
you will like to hear of this as it shows that we
are conducting ourselves as gentlemen and
South Carolinians. I have sent you my two last
inside of Mrs Browns letters which I hope you
have secured. I have not yet heard from you

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I know you have wrote me but the letters must
have been detained on the way this is a very
uncertain place about getting letters, I am
waiting anxiously for tomorrows mail I hope
it will bring me a letter I want to hear from
you so bac, How is Darling little Maggie I hope
both you and her are well, I dreamed last-night
that I was at the Newground and a very heavy
cloud came up, and little Mag came with an
umbrella for me to keep me dry. I though
I took her up in my arms and was carrying her
home through the rain, when one of the Sentinels
woke me up, you may depend he did not get
a very pleasant answer from me for disturbing
me in the middle of such a happy dream
tom Marin is going to start home in the
morning with his dead Brother, if ou can
get her ambrotype send it me by him it
would afford me so much pleasure to have you
both to look at, Bill visited me today they are both
well I will write you a long letter day after tomorrow.
Your affectionate Husband William [Anderson]

William Anderson, 4th Regiment South Carolina Volunteers [Palmetto Sharpshooters]

MSS 10366