Camp Miss June 28^th 62

 

Dear Father—as Lieut Sadler is going to start home in a few days I will drop you a few lines I wrote to you when Mr. Allen started but I know you would be disappointed if you did not get a letter by every one that passes I know of nothing more than I wrote by Mr Allen only that we are making rapid prepations to leave here but I do not know where we are going. It is a general supposition that we are going to Chatanuga in East Tennisee It is my opinion that it is a secret movement. I want you to write to me often. Direct your letterst to Mobeal Ala. 1^st Briggade. 2^nd division Armey of the West West (11^th Texas Cavaldry Co F) or Col Burks Reg. Co F and they will be sure to come it does not make any difference where we are. You must not wait to hear where we are but write / as often as you can I want you to write to me for I have never got but one or two letters from you since I left home I want you to write to me all about how times are in Texas and how people are getting along in general I want to know what the Consccript law has done for Texas

 

As for my part I am willing to stay to get others to come who I know would not come under any other circumstances. We have the warmest wether that I ever saw. I want to know if you have ever heard any thing of our horses I have not heard from them since they left Little Rock

 

Write soon as you get this

I M Yoakum

 

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A. S. Yoakum

Honey Grove

Texas

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