Monday, August 13, 2012

1862 August 14 no place given, possibly Richmond

[written on patriotic stationery with the words Confederate States of America next to a Confederate flag and the verse
"Gather around your Country's flag,
Men of the South! the hour has come--
None may falter,and noe may lag;
March to the sound of the fife and drum."

printed by West & Johnson, Richmond
                                              Augst 14th
Dear Susan I am well and hope
you are the same I have not
the chance to write you mutch as we are going
out this evening to relieve one of our company
that is on picket I send you some things
coat Blankets &c have the coat washed
and put it in good order for me by winter
if I should kneed it I have  good one
belonging to Bro Walker he says he dont
know that he will kneed it the Blankets
you can wash and when cold weather
comes I shall want some of the smallest
ones which I will let you know in time
my shirts you will keep until cool wether
they are worth to mutch for me to keep
that run the risk of loosing them
your pap says he will come down any
time and bring me any thing you have
to send, the axe is Lewellens but I dont
want him to use it yet till he gets
larger Box for [?] Brush for
Edga pencil for Len and other trunk
bits[?] you can doo as you think best with

[page 2]
if you can get a good price for for[sic] your cow
(Star) Say thirty or thirty five dollars
you had better sell as you cant winter many
cattle this winter  I forgot to telet you
know about the cow you baught of Cole
Johnson I sent to his son to know and
he said he should not interfere with
the sale as he knows the party that
baught and his father kneeded the
money your things to eat was gladly reced
but having to go on picket we wont bee able
to enjoy then as if we could stay at camp
Austin thinks that he can get a man to
come down and take my place for ten days
if he can get one let me hear from it and
I will let you know when he must come
down I want to come home but 10 days
looks like it would not be mutch
pleasure to me but I would gladly snatch
the opportunity all the clothes you kneed
prepare for me will bee a pair of pants
for winter no matter how cours and
rough let me hear if you have any chance
to get shoes for winter and will know=


[page 3]
how to make some arrangements
to try and help you to get them
I have a bundle in D J Kings trunk
one shoe and some bags I will try
and get cosin Jas to get you some
sugar in town--for I cant go under
the curcumstances of having to go on
picket write to me and it will get
back by the time the letter gets
here as a company dont stay more than
ten or 15 days you must not despair
cheer up and dont work hard I wrote
you in my last something in regards
to your comeing to richmond I hope I
will bee able to visit you before cold
weather by geting a substitute in the
manner spoken of above I cant advise
you what to do with the wheat you
must try and get it threshed the
best you can you wall will kneed evry
bit of it to eat I am sorry to hear C[?]
had so mutch trouble with it that
ought to convince you what I know
about stacking wheat

[page 4]
My health is vary good and has bin for
some time I try to bee prudent in all things
some of our company have and are now goin
home without leave but you will never
see me come in that manner let me die
in camp or bee slain on the battle field
[?] shant bee thrown up to my [childrens?]

[next two lines obliterated by fold line in paper]

yours in haste
your devoted husband A.J. Gillespie

Andrew J. Gillsepie
Ancell's Co. Virginia Light Artillery

MSS 9564

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