Spring Hill May 6 1862

My Dear Brother George

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letters came to hand by last male joy and gladness filled everry Hart while we red froam your own hand once more. Your letters bore Date of april 4^th & 14^th Our anxiety was relieved until we got the account of another severe skirmish with a large Boddy of the Rebels 5 miles from Corinth. we have no account of killed or wounded. We shall not rest easy untill we hear from you again. we are all well as common & hope the same by you. my feeble Pen cannot tell how i want to see you. but we must Submit to Him who doeth all things well. Your escape was wonderfull in that memorible Battle. Your letter has been red by kind Friends it has caused both sighs & tears & anxious thoughts & Prayers./

 

I have wrote to Cinda but Rec^d no answor yet. i told her if She would write when She got to Leroy i would come & get her & bring her home with me. i Shall do so if She will come & keep Her as long as She can Stay. Fanny Chafye is at Reubens. She well be hear next week. She has left Tawanda & moved to Dwites. She has lost her Speech She has not Spoke loud for three months. the Docter put some thing on her Pallet & distroyed her speech immediately yet she is around the the most of the time. Eli has Rented Macisons Cabinet Shop we think he is Doing well. it is Cold hear yet. no gardings made yet. i think we will get a frost to night. i have got my oats sowed & my spring wheat is up nice. i Cleared a Fallow last fall & Sowed 18 bushels of white Soal Weat. it looks fine now. grain of all kinds is remarcable low hear. Wheat 80 cts to $1,00 Rye & corn 50.cts in traid. Oats 30. Hay has been verry Scarce. it has been sold from $8 to $12 Per Ton Beaf is low/

 

Huldah Sais that Butter & Cream does not taste as good as it would if She could devide with you. i tell you George our thoughts are with you & your companions in arms. Gladly would we Devide our meals with you if we could i dont think i have eat a meal in 3 months without thinking of the Soldiers. Parker has just come from Laceyvill. the news is that McClelans Forses have taken Yorktown. Allso my Paper Sais New orleans is taken. we hop the war will be ended soon for we fear the hot weather in the Southern states. Mr I. J. Lebar was Buried this afternoon he don his chores well in the morning and was ded at 9 Oclock. 2 of his Boys are in the army. there has been great changes in this Place sens i saw you, the young Folks are all married of but Orrin Montgomery and I expect he will go Soon. i think you would hardly know SpringHill if you could be yet down hear./

 

Parker has written to you but got no answor. it takes Some time for letters to reach us you know these times. i will will Send you a County Paper. i hope you will write often as you posibly can. i shall write again Soon. take care of your health if it is Posible. Huldah has gone to bed with sick headache She is taken Blind all at once She is Subject to such Spels, it is verry Bad. You must excuse my bad writing my hand troubles me yet. i must close for it is geting late. So good by for this time & may kind Heavon Protect you & your companions in Arms, and may you safely return to Home & Friends.

 

this from your Friend

            and Brother                 C. W. Browning

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