direct to Stanford Lincoln County KY

Co H 64 Regt OV

 

Feb 2 1862

Halls Gap Lincoln OV

County KY Co H 64 Regt

 

Dear C A as I have a little time I thought I would you a fiew lines all though I have not had a letter from you for some time now from home but supose you written to me and they have not come this is three letters that I have wrote to you since since I got one from you but that makes no difference I will write as often as I can I still in old kentuck and as durty and raged as ever but am midling well but was not very well last week but feel better now I have been out every day since I left camp Buckingham the weather is most awful here it rains and snows most every day it is most awful muddy but we have to go it is raining now I have been to town to day / and have just got back that is my daily buisness I do not know as theres any nuse to tell you at present as I wrote you all in those other too letters but hope I will have more time next time and write you more next time but Love I still remain your lover and shal till death but hoping some time to see that lovely face of yours and those blue eyes & often immagin myself with you in the fond embrace of my Dear Lover I often think of you and the times that we have spent to gether in old Auburn I hope that you are enjoying your self well Danniel Howe got a letter from E Ashley last week which brought the intelligence Tuttel was marrid to a girl in Liberty hope it is so the boys are most of them well Marion Trago came to camp last night 4 other boys came with him we expect to leave here soon probably to summerset cannot tell whether we will stop there or not 

 

there is only about ½ of our Regt abel for duty a good many had the measles and took cold some have the chils if we stay here much longer the most of them will be sick I have to stop for this time

 

Feb 3 /62

As I have got a little more time to write and finished my days work I will have to write a little more to you I have been out all day and got back in good time but was behind a train of wagons and had to wait for them on acount of them getting stuck in the mud and got staled myself but am all right now I feel better to night than I have for some time and am in good spirits and feel good but would feel better if I could be with you once more and rock in that big chair of yours and rock you on old gal stool but I guess I shal have to wait awhile longer yet till I get my visit over with Uncle Sam as he is a fine old chap and cannot help but respect / the old chap and old but old age is honorable you know I have often thought of Andrew Mellic and how he feels about going to war yet but guess his folks are as bad off as they was when I was there I have not from Bill Burchard since I left home I supose you have good times going to church I supose you go a foot as you did once 2 years a go perhaps you remember all about it If you do not I do but enough of that for this time but I do remember of one time when you went east Auburn or when you came home and that remember a good while but Love I hope you will not be mad at this for it a little simpel and one thing mor you must excuse this bad writing and spelling for I write in a hurry and on book but will do better some time but I must close for I must write to B Ross yet to night and its most roll call but remember me as your near and dear friend and lover remember me to your folks I have not heard from Sarah tell her to write and I will answer it                   

 

yours with respect from your onworthy friend

F A

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