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to Mary Epperly

Says he thinks he may start for home. He is trying to get a transfer because he would prefer to be in a company with men from his own county rather than "this wicked compeny [sic]. . . ."

GLC02715.054

to Mary Epperly

Writes that he has been home on leave and has just returned to the army. Notes he is in a new regiment, "Company A 54 Va. Reg. Vol." Does not believe the men in his new company are as wicked those in the old one. Mentions that they came to...

GLC02715.057

[A Confederate Assessment of the War]

Mentions the high price of food. States that he believes the Confederacy is doomed. "I beleave [sic] the South first started on a just course but our wickedness and diobediians [sic] has brought us to what [where] we are: and I dont think the South...

GLC02715.067

to Mary Epperly

Writes that he does not think the Southern army will ever fight as well as they did at the beginning of the war and that the South has become wicked. "May God show us our erro[r]s and put us in the rite way and Bring us Back to our old Union again."

GLC02715.087

to Mary Epperly

Writes about recent executions in his brigade. "I havent any nuoos [news] to write to you at this time only the sad and awful Execution which taken plase in our Brigade yesterday which was too cruel for mortal man to behold. There was 14 North...

GLC02715.091

to Alexander J. Dallas

Congratulates him on his nomination as Secretary of the Treasury. Comments that the post " ... is the most arduous now in our government, and is that on which every other depends for it's motion." Recommends the appointment of Peter Minor as...

GLC02718

to Nancy E. Jones

He is studying arithmetic. He thought she "was religious enough not to go to any party." The soldiers had a pretend battle with snowballs.

GLC02739.106

to Joseph Jones and family.

"Our country is Getting very Bad Some Will Steel and Some Will take the Bankrupt law and too lasy to Work."

GLC02739.108

to my dear wife

He answers in response to her suspicions that he may be straying. He says he would never do such a thing to his darling. He says he is a temperate man and has hardly drunk anything since being in the army. He suggests that she visit him.

GLC02740.11

to my dear wife

He has had a lovely Christmas and spent most of it asleep. He wants her to send a picture of herself. Once again, he tells her to have more confidence in him, for he has only spoken to one woman since he left. He says "I know I am a wicked man, but I...

GLC02740.14