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Winchester Va February 10th 1862 Dear Pa I once more seet my self to write a few lines to let you know that I am well and hope these few lines will find you all in good health. We are once more back to our old chimneys all crowded around in our old tents. Pa I reckon I need not tell you about our travails for you can see it in the Abingdon Virginian it also telles about our little fight. Pa we are trying to make up a horse coumpany I expect you better keep hayes at home for you cant do without us both. I have joined a horse coumpany. bob has wrote to the govenor to know on what turms we will be received. I dont know whether we will get our coumpany or not. James A. Gilmer & myself has been out hawling wood it put me in remembrence of home I thought of doll & Jack & the old flat woods. The sun is shineing to day it looks like I ought to bee at home aplowing and the rest of the boys at the shugar camp but I am far from home and it is unserten when I will be their but I hope the day is comming when I can cum home and have peace but without peace home would do me but little or no good. but you all know that I would like to bee at home with you all and live with you all but the times are such that we cant all be together as we once was. We cant all be at home and I recken I might as well be from home as any of the rest. This is the prettiest day that we have had since the first of January and I hope the weather will continue so. I under stand that the govenor has called on Russell for four hundred more men I recken it will open some of their eyes I recken they will call for volunteers and if they dont volunteer they will be forced out the volunteers are reinlisting wright ahead. All but our regiment they they seem to be some what back ward about it, but I think we will get our coumpany, our regiment is recruiting since we com from Romney. While we wsa their our regiment was half on the sick list. Pa I have nothing of importance to write to you so I will have to bring my letter to a close but remain your affectionate son. William R. Gilmer Pa you must write to me. | |