1862 May 4 Covington, Va.

May the 4 1862
Covington Alleghany Co
Dear Mother
It is with great
pleasure that I seat my self to
drop you a few lines to that  you
know that I am well at this
time and hope when this comes to
hand it may find you enjoying the same
blessing. Since I left home we have
traveled about 150 miles we first
came to Millboro depot then to
Jackson River then to Coving
then back to Millboro & back
here to Covington I dont [know] where we
will go from here. we have had a good
deal of rain in the lars day or two.  I received
the letter you sent by R. Love and was very
glad to hear that you were all well
I heard f rom you a day or two before
by John Kirkpatrick  he had seen
Henry.  you wrote that you had a pair

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of boots for me you can just keep
them until I write for them for these do
very well now I have tried to get home
for them but could not, as to the
woolen shirt I do not need it  we have
not had to furnish horse feed yet but
we have had to board ourselves some times
when our wagons were behind and didnot
get up: I have not heard any thing
from C. P. since I left home but if he
has gone I cant help it.  you can
tell Rebecca that I am about to
draw some money and I will draw
Cys money if I can.  I will write
for my hourse and boots when I want
them or come myself I have nothing more
to tell of importance to write give
my my[sic] love to all the girls
save a portion for your self.  I got a
small note in the letter you sent by
R Love there was no name to it
nan wrote it just tell her to put

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m name to the next she writes
I suppose old Capt [?]nutt cuts
quite a dash sine he has got home
I should like to see him square him
self now if I were in his fix
I would cut a dash too I recon he
is better there than here.  there is bundance
dance of girls here.  we had a surmon
here last night but I did not go to
hear it for I was so sleepy that I
that thought it better to sleep.
nothing now at present so farewell
your ever affectionate
son.  S. A. Walker
P.S. I will not look for an
answer until I write again for I dont
know where we will be for I expect
we leave here soon I will write again &
let you know where we are when you
write direct in care of Capt. J. A.
Gibson

Samuel A. Walker, Jackson's Squadron Virginia Cavalry, later the 14th Va. Cavalry

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