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Camp Near orange Courthouse August 28th 1863 Dear sister I seat myself this eaveing to inform you that I am well. I received your kind letter yesterday and was glad to hear that you all was well I was down to see Cummings & Hayes the other day they are both well and hearty they look as natural as ever Cummings was up to see me before I went to see them I saw a great many down their that I knew I saw George & Jack Litton they was both well I also saw William A Gilmer Page Jhon Persell & a great many more that I knew. they was all well Lafayett & James A Gilmer are both well Martha you said that Cummings was bearfooted he has got shoes now him & hayes both. You said that you could hardly believe that I was well but I am as well as I have been since I have been out for I have not missed a days dieuty since I have been up. Martha I have nothing new to write to you only that evrything has rased green apples from one doller to one and a half a dozen peeches two pyes one and half paper $5.00 ct quire envellopes two dollers a bunch and so on with everthing else only worse so you see where a pore soldiers money goes some of the boys after drawing two months wages dont have money two weeks but I always keep some myself I am never without a little money. Their is no prospect of a fight shortly the yankees have fawlin back to the raphannoc river ever thing seem to be quiet we have a nice camp and sweep our streets ever morning James & myself has got our bed up off of the ground we are now seeing a fine time but how long it will remain so I cannot tell but I hope it will remain so a good while. Martha as I have nothing to write I will have to bring these few and imperfect lines to a close. Martha I hope you will look over my bad writing and spelling so nothing more but remain your brother W R Gilmer PS John Shroyers was alive the last time I heard from him he was shot in below the eyes by the side of the nose and out behind the year I think he will recover W R Gilmer | |