1862 October 27 Williamsport, Md.

                   Williamsport Md
                 Oct 27th, 1862

Dear Sisters
                             I am just
in receipt yours bearing
of Oct 15th, (or it was writ
ten by Emeline.  I am well
and enjoy soldiering about
as any boddy here.  It
has been raining since
yesterday morning and
is quite disagreeable
on that account.  It
is very cold this morning
and we are barricaded
in a barn.  When I last
wrote yo or Father rather,
we were at Hancock. Since
then we have changed
our camp four times hence
you see we are kept moving

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It is not much trouble
for us to move as we
have nothing to move but
ourselves and horses.  We
are now receiving our
new equipment and
this whole army is being
paid off and getting new
clothes  We consider this
as an indication of the
Great Southward move
that is to be made this fall.
I ope that something will
be done soon, for we are
tired of working all the
time and accomplishing
nothing either.  I should
like to know why there
is so much delay I am sure
that if this army of McClel-
land's were led by the right
kind of Generals, we would

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soon over ride the whole
south and thus hasten
a termination of this War.
We only ask good leaders
and we will give the North
good news to read n a
very short time.
   You want to know
whether I received any
stamps or papers  I did
receive two stamps in
one letter and two papers
-one Evening Journal & one Carroll
paper.  How often do you
hear from me?  I am not
dangerously sick and don't
expect to be. I am all right
now and ready for a fight.
You need not think about
sending me socks or anything
else  I do not know how
much we owe Mrs Shimer
but she knows.

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Neither have I counted
up how much Father
owes Crawford.  I think
he owed Crawford twenty-
five dollars after we
paid him the Stone
notes and the money
I paid him.  All the
interest was counted
up and I think father
gave his note for
all he owed him 20 or 25
dollars.  I want Father to
get all the notes u to that
time and let me know
all about it.  What are
those other things you
need trouble yourselves
about at  home other than
debts.  I know nothing about
Crow or Stalsmith  Em
be sure to get a School
if you can. When you
write give me all the home
particulars I dont care
any thing about who gets
married or who dont
Give my regards to all in
quiring friends
                    Yours
                     W. H. Redman
               Direct as before
S.E.R. & P.J.R.

William Henry Redman, Co. C. 12th Illinois Cavalry to sisters Sarah Emeline and Phoebe Jane Redman    

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