1860 October 20 Camp Fort Sewell

Dear Brother I received your letter
of Oct 4th yesterday B.A.Pullin had made a mistake and sent my
letter to John Bradner & Johns letter to me which come with a
letter from Bruce 4 or 5 days ago I sent Johns letter to him and he sent
my letter to me Since I wrote home last the yankees have
left they give us the slip one night about midnight during the time
they remained in sight we killed a good many in skirmishes also
we lost one or two men & one or two officers Col Spauldings and one Lieut
whom I know not our company was out skirmishing nearly evry
day during the time we took up several men and sent them
to head Qrs we suppposed them to be union men

Richardson Recivd a dispatch yesterday morning that the Wise Legion
was Transferred east & supposed our destination would be on the coast
of N.C. & I suppose we have commenced the move a part of our
Regt & a part of the 3rd moved here last night & the waggons have gone back
after the balance the roads are so bad & waggons are so scarce
we have to move a part at the time I was sorry to hear of the
sickness at home though sickness here is so common & death as much
so we have a good deal of sickness in our company again Wm H Reynolds
& Wm Osburn are very low with with the Tyfoid Fever several
has the mumps the things you sent by John Janus I reckon are at the White he is there
now I would like to have a vest 4 Flannel shirts & a cotton shirt for Lewis
You may get them Ready but need not send them until I write
again The Regiment is scarce of clothing and are well pleased at going
east if we had nothing or could get it I had rather winter
any where between here & Jackson River than to go east
Paper is scarc & I having Ink nor pen so I must close this leaves
us both well Your affectionate Brother Dryden Wright
[on envelope]
Dryden Wright 1st Sergt Co C. 1st Regt
Wise Legion

Mr. Christopher D. Wright
Museville
Pittslvania County
Va.

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