1862 February 9 Camp near Centreville

Camp Near Centreville 1862
19th Regiment Va Vol Feb 9th

Miss Rach

Your kind favor of the 20th Jan was
through the kindness of M McMulllin duly handed
over, and I have delaid answering it untill the
preasant for various reasons one is I have been
very busy some portion of the time, and also ill health
my health has been very bad for several weeks past and
during that portion of the time I had not the energy
or resolution to write or to do any thing else. But
I feel much Better now..you had many difficulties
to contend with while you were moving I find we all know
or trouble But if we are right in the sight of the Lord
we can bear up under the weight of our troubles and
afflictions, and I have no doubt you are a christian and
can live as such, But it is a matter of impossibility for
a man a soldier to be one, tho, I say I have no doubt
you are a christian yet I have never heard that you
even profess to be one But it is generally supposed that
Ladies are good and ever ready to step forward in every
good word or work. I have no news of interest to communi-
-cate the weather continues very wet and disagreeable
which makes it very hard on the soldiers being exposed
as we are and some times forced to lay out of doors you
can Imagine how it is when we have to stay out four days
and nights in every twenty on picket Duty

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this duty is oblige to be performed and we cannot
grumble, the Reenlisting fever prevails throughout
Camp a good number that have reenlisted are
making ready to leave for their Houses this
morning but I am out side as yet I do not
think I can Reenlist till I find I shall be draf
-ted I dont think I can stand Camp life
another term and I dont wish to try it unless
I am forced to do so--If I can keep out of this cam
-paign for a while I think I can enjoy my self
with the pretty fair fair[sic] ones that Remain at Home
I sometimes think that the sight of a pretty Girl
would cure most any drouping hearted soldier
I am quite busy this morning and hope there
fore you will excuse me for not writing more
and By the way it is most time for the mail
to come so I must close By Remaining your
friend and well wisher
Most cincerely

R. L. Omohundro

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