Dec 15. 64

Camp near Stony Creek Va

 

Mrs. L E. Hill

 

My Dear Wife this will inform you that i am well and hope this will reach you in due time and find you all well and in good health My dear we are relieved off of pickett yesterday and are now at the Brigade we are going to moove to morrow to Belair N.C. We have succeeded in driving the enemy back on every side we have not lost but very few men either. the good one has been on our side. Hamton lossed all of his Artilery but he captured 250 wagons wich more than paid him back / I was in the fight on the Vaughan Road We whipt the yanks there they had 2 Brigades of Infantry and 1 of Cavalry and we had some 300 dismounted men and 100 mounted men and we just charged them and drove them like chaff before the wind it was the purtiest fight i ever was in that was the Vaughan Road fight. Every thing is quiet now with ous i think we will soon be in G.A. or some way els soon I hope this war may wind up soon i am too tired of it i am going to try to get a furlough soon as things get all right with ous again My dear W Adams is going home / and I want you to get Moris to kill me six fat possoms and fix them up smoke them and some rice and a few potatoes and put them in a little box and send them to me by Wm Adams he said he will bring it for me i am longing for some possom and potatoes i dont want meat i can steal hogs a nuff or the rest can for me to eat Tell Morris i will pay him to cach them for me i dont now what makes me want possoms so bad i cant get them off of my mind Mah will give me the rice i now. Oh if i could only set down to my table with my darling I could / eat a half peck of potatoes and hominy or eny thing from home But i dont want you to take eny thing from you to send me i have more close than i could toat i dont want much rice 1 peck and a few yam potatoes and six possoms that will doo it wont cost eny thing to send them May the Lord bless my dear ones i cant hear from home Tell all houdy Mah and Aron and Caty Dave and Ann Sister Mary and all I wish i could send you some blanketts but i have no way at all I must close I remain your Loving Husband untel Death HHHill

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