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Camp near Jefferson ville May the 14th 1862 Dear Pa I will try to write you a few lines this eavening to let you kow that I am well hopeing you all are well. Cumming has had a tolerable bad cold but is better we left salts ville last sunday and by hard marching got hear monday eavening we have to carry all clothes and blankets we are very near as well loaded as martials pack mules we have marching orders to leave hear tomarrow morning the new is that both sides are building brest works we think we will have a fite before long we have been organiseing our army yestarday & today our reg was organised more was elected Colonel Major Giles was elected lieutenant colonel we have got shed of colonel lee all the old companies was organised and new ones to [...] old officers reelected but Andrew Ferguson samuel Leece opposed him and beat him that I thought was out of the question but that organisation was all nocked in the head and Andrew got his plase at last our first organisation stood which of course was write Pa I have heard of too or three fight in [...] our men was sucksessful I heard that Jackson had a fite and whiped the yankees bad I want you to write to me as soon as you can let me know whether rieves was hurt or not direct your letter Jefferson ville [...] write soon lem know how things are going on this is the last sheat of paper I have if I dont get me some paper I can not write if I dont write you need not be uneasy no more at present your Affectionate son Cumings Gilmer Charles H. Gilmer Cummings Gilmer Esqr | |