Sunday Nov 15^th 1863

 

            Convalescent Camp Virginia

            Dear Sarah

                        on last friday when I went to the Post office I received three letters two from you and one from Oliver Thompson one of your letters was dated Nov 5^th The other was dated on the eighth one of your letters contained a slip cut out of a newspaper The other letter contained some stamps all of which I very Thankfully received The letter which I received from oliver was dated also on the eighth I was very glad to receive a letter from them he stated in his letter that David & William Kelso had traded farms and that it was likly that he would move in the spring to the Winecoop farm oned by Rob^t  Clements if he should move their Thy will be handy to you and you will not feele quite/so lonesome I was very glad to hear that you and The Pierce famly agreed so well as you do and I do hope that it may continue so thy will be company to you and you will get along better then if you ware alone dear Mussy on the eight of this month I wrote you a letter and sent a newspaper to Mary directed to your care The following day sent to you a newspaper which I hope you have received the paper contained the account of the late battle that was faut latly on the Rappanack the rebels was defeated with a considerable loss in kild and wounded and about two thousand rebel prisners ware taken with some Canon and a large amount of guns Captured our army is now on their march to Richmand I hope that thy may be succesfull and get their this fall yet the rebels has a large amount of our men priseners their and/thy are realy suffering very much for the want of provisions th it is said that thy are a great many of our men staved to death their for the want of victuals on last friday thy ware about three hundred Conscript deserters brought into this Camp They are princeply men frome New York who had been drafted and deserted and went home I do not know what will be done with them yet. Lieutenant Brown of my company is now in this Camp he had been sick and was sent to a hospitle in Washington he has now got nearly well and was cent to this place how long he will remain here I do not now but very likely he will stay here this winter. dear Mussy I am well at this time and am getting along very nicely. as yet my duty is very lite and I have rather a lasy time of it. I was very Thankfull on the receipt of your last two letters to hear that you was well and getting along/as well as you do I was glad to hear that the spring had watter in it now it will save you from carrining your watter so far as you had to do all summr My dear Mussy if I can get a furloe I will go home to sea you about the last of this month or begining of next please write to me scoone and let me know how you get along I think that some of the peaple in Jefferson County will have trouble in getting feed for their cattle their this winter if hay is as high as you say it. and some of the famlies their will have to do as the Soldier doe hear that is do without butter I conclude This letter my dear Mussy by sending my love to you also I send you 22 sweet kises please give my love to Oliver & Mary and famly also give my respects to all other enquiring friends

                        from your Affectinate husband

            W.Rodgers to Sarah Rodgers

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