I received your kind letter
the other day and was glad to hear
from you all. We have got back to
greenbrier river once more and expect to stay
hear untill cold weather. we are now
at the Same place we was when hayes
was out hear. I expect we are done running
about this fall. we are expecting a fight
evry day or two the yankees are fireing
on our pickets evry day or two but they
do no damage much. We are fortifiring this
place about right. I dont think the
yankees can take this place for they
have tride it once while we had
no fortifications. and now we are
fortifide and have two more cannon
and one of them is a twelve pounder
we have twelve pieces of cannon hear
Martha you wanted to know whether
I got all of your letters or not I get
a letter once a week and I have wrote
some of you a letter about once a week
but you have not got them I wrote
a letter to Pa the other day
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James A. Gilmer is gon to Staunton
Our Sick is all gon to Staunton.
I heard that Col Hendricks was dead
but I dont know whether it is so
or not. We get plenty to eat know
beef is Just know getting good. We get
we dont get any bacon hear only for
the pickets. Our regiment is
not all up with the exception if
Some few that is gon to Staunton
tell Charles M Browning to write
to me. I got a letter from Wilson & Nancy
Browning the other day and have not
had time to answer it tell Nancy
& Wilson to write to me and I will
write to them as often as I can
Tell uncle Barnet & aunt Catharine
howdy for me and tell them to
write to me. give my respects to all
enquiring friends so no more at present
but remain your affectionate brother
William R. Gilmer
Private 37th Regiment, Virginia Infantry
Martha J. Gilmer
MSS 5194
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