1862 July 7 Jackson Tenn

[on patriotic stationary featuring the seal of Kentucky]


1862
Jackson Tenn July 7th
Dearest Delia
I was agin
made glad by the resept of an
nother of your dear good letters
yesterday afternoon dated the [?]th of
July you spoke of my long delay
in writing and seemed to allm
-ost upbrade me for it, but if you
knew how fully my time has been
occupide and with what incon
-veniance I wright attall you
would not complain, you have
no idear what kind of life I
have to live, in the first place
I have more to do than any one man
in the regt. and am less in one pla

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ce I have been goinge and comng
almost continuly not stoping
onely for a day in camp and that
day spent puting things in repare
for another trip, for the last
5 or 6 weeks I have not eaven
had the oppertunity of sleeping in
my tent onely for one or two nites
at a time, I have camped down by
the rode side or in the woods
with nothing to shelter me but
the head heavens over my head, or per-
haps a frendly tree with its thi
ck foliage (which is remarkabley
so in this contry) which formes
a good protection from the dew
which is quite heavy hear, we
have had but very little rane for
a long time which has been favor
iable for traveling exsept the dust
which some of the time has been ve
ry bad, but with me there can be
no delay rain or shine I must go

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I have been trying for some time
past to get my discharge from the
regt and going with Cap Fort he
offers me $75 a month, but if I sh
ould take my discharge from the
regt I should loose my bount
money which is $100 and land wa-
-rrant, but as yet I have not been
able to get my discharge from the Regt
yet and I do not think I can get it
attall, the Col is not willing to let
me go but still he said he will
sign the papers but he thinks it will
do no good for Gen Hallock will
not sign them without a sergn
certificate of disability, had I
remained in the company and
escaped harm I should now
without doubt been com of the
company, but I suppose it is all
for the best, I received yours of
June 6th containing one from  Genia
but I did not have time to answer

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it, in it you spoke of Willie
Christoper having the membranous
croup and your visit to Mendtor
I was glad that you went down
to see them and that you
found Willie out of danger
I am sorry that Genias head
troubles him so much I think
that you have done right in
taking him out of chool[sic]
I would not send him as
long as the pain continues
in his head, you I suppose
that Mr Bissell thinks Gen Grant
a great man; some people
are grate admiers of sholder
straps yo[u] know, you has that he
thinks that if I would apply
to Geo[sic] Grant I would get my
pay increase, nonsence I shoul
d as soon think of applying to
a fifth corprell as to Gen Grant
for any such purpus but I must
close I am a going to make an
effort to get a furlow or leave
of absence pretty soon, I do not
know how well I shall succede
but I think I can get one
for a short time my health
is very good at present, I
If I do not have an oppertunity


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I will send you
some mney pretty
soon I dare not send
by mule I hope
I shall be able to
come home and
see you this
fall.  give my
love to all my
friends, thank
Mr Robenson
for me for his
kindness to you
tell him I shall
remember him
for it I would
love to hear from
him, my love to
his famely, how
is Mr Tomlen
how dies he like the ma[?]
W O Shaw