1862 June 22 Battery No. 7

[unsigned fragment of a letter from Callender St. George Noland to his wife]

                                                      Battery No: 7
                                                   June 22d  1862
Dear Mary
                                I have not had a letter from you
for a long time. I saw Billy yesterday & found him
much improved.  I spent last night with your
Uncle who is at all times glad to see me, & makes me
feel at  home--You all know, as much about the war,
as we do for we can not believe one of the many reports
we hear.  Tell Neph his mare suits me, better than any
horse I could get, she is very gentle & very fat.  I
am anxious to see my dear little ones & hope some
thing will turn up soon to draw off the Army
from this part of Va and then I shall go  home---
I am [in] a fine  cool house with good water but can
not say much for my eating--I wish I could get
some good corn meal to Mr. Burnett--Meal is $3--
per bushel--sugar 75 c pr lb--meats from 50 to 60 per lb
buttermilk 10 cents a glass--Suppose you are in
the harvest  How are you off for money?  I have some
but not much & can let you have---I wish to get
some clothes, but my living is so very high, that I do not

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