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Camp near Bunkers Hill Va Oct 7th 1862 Dear Sisters I received your kind letters yesterday morning and red them with much pleasure your letters found me alive and well and I hope these few lines will find you all in the same health. I am hear with company of seven men my messmates have all left me some have been killed some wounded &c and we have made one mess of the whole company. James A. Gilmer has gon to Richmond and maby from their he will go home but I cant tell where they will send him from their. I come out with a company of about ninety large harty stout men and hear I am with six besides myself hardly enough to make one mess. Some one or two gets killed and wounded in evry fight we get into it looks like my time will be not & but I hope and trust to providence that I may get to see you all once more before I am taken away by the ruthless hands of the enemy. When you write to hayes & Cummings tell them that I am well and hearty & killing yankees evry once and a while. Tell them that I dident get their Captains letter and tell him to send me another and I will try to get a transfer and cum out their. I tried once for a transfer but failed to get it but I hope if I get a letter from Capt Smith they will trancefur me for I would like to see you all verry much. I am afraid you all will forget me since hayes and Cummings has left and write all to them and nun to me. Tell Ma that I have to give ten dollers for a common pair of pance and I expect she better make me some pance but not send them unless I write for them for if I had them I would loose them hear. Tell Maryann that havent forgotten hur an tell all of the children howdy tell James Baty to bee good boys and help Pa all they can for I know he has a hard time of it. As well as myself tell James he will have to let the horses run away three or fore times before he can make a teamster as it is getting late I will have to bring my badly written letter to a close write often and dont forget me and write all to hayes & Cummings so nothing more at present. Wm R Gilmer | |