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November 11, 1862
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November 15, 1862
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Rivers and Rails
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Page 55 of 63
Lagrange, Tennessee
November 15th, 1862
My Dear Wife:-
Yours of the 11th is at hand and fins me in as good health as any person could ask to enjoy. You no doubt think it strange of me enjoying such good health, being so much exposed to all the changes of the weather and a great deal of the time, lying out without tents and all the time lying on the ground. It seem strange to me and the only reason that I know is that we have plenty of exercise, which I consider the very best of physicians.
I wrote to you a few days ago, but knowing how anxious you are to hear often from me, I hasten to write to you again. I today received a letter from Captain John Foster. His Company is at Moscow, Kentucky. He says they are in tolerable good health. I have wrote to him today. I also received a letter from Noah Cruse a few days ago. I sent you his letter which I think you are reading tonight.
Mr. McDonald, the Captains brother, will go home to Ramsey and Mrs. Young will I think, go with him. I think I will send a package of old letters, papers etc. and will also send a book to you that I bought at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. I paid $2.25 for it and when Mrs. Young was there, she covered it for me. I have some other books which I will send by John M. Hamilton if he is discharged.
Lieut. Colonel Prince has received an order from the Secretary of War, telling him that he shall muster us for pay with our horses as common and now we go on as usual. I have been without about 12 days, that takes $3.00 off my wages. Today I got into a trade and bought two. Now I suppose I should be like the Woman with the new pot, neither borrow or lend.
One of our Sergeants has been promoted Commissary and I expect that tomorrow there will be an election for 5th Sergeant of Company “F”.
Amos Moon has had trouble getting his papers through. I can’t tell when they will get discharged, but we expect that they will soon get their discharges, then you will have some soldiers in your own neighborhood.
I sent papers to William M. Arnold at Corinth a few days ago and I expect he too will soon be discharged.
You will excuse me for this note and I will try to do better the next time.
Your husband,
William A. Smith
Mrs. Mary Smith
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