Valasco Monday March 10 1862

                        M^rs M. S. Lindsy

 

My Dear wife on Saturday the 8^th Inst I received your letter of Feby the 27^th was glad to hear from you for all my pleasure here consists in reading of your letters. although we hav three mails each week I never tless never the less attend the Post Office each mail night hoping to receive a letter. hope that you and the children are in better health by this time. nothing but confusion here—Some of the regiment want to go to Tennessee some to Missouri and a majority want to remain here—the result will be known in a few days. all that quit this regiment will hav to enlist for the war according to the Govenors Proclamation. I shall remain here—for I consider that I owe you and my children a duty as well / as the Confederate States. it is true I am as well satisfied with the life of a souldier as I expected to be, but my family is first and then my Country Col Bates is now gone to Houston when he returns it will soon be known how many men if any will leave here. if any go it will be only parts of companies then a new election of officers will take place—that however will not injure me for I am on good terms with my fellow souldiers. there is now a petition in circulation for Hamilton to resign—he will not do it. a large majority of the men are against him. no ships in sight for the past three days

 

Tho^s Flewellen bought 3 or 4 dollars worth of [?] for me he knows the amount I also bought from him 1 bu barley & 1 peck of grass seed—he is indebted to me for 3 or 4 years willis has the account except for last year / if you take his note get all the accounts—you may let Willis hav the horse if he treats him well it is better than feeding him unless you had more use for him than you hav

you need not expect many favors from people—try and keep friendly with all. I think Willis will do you justice in your next letter I want to know how my cattle & hogs are doing. I expect to draw some money in a few days if so I will send you some the first opportunity. take care of all the paper & blank books also your crockery ware for it is uncertain when you will get any more Save all that you hav unless it is such articles as you can make

 

Tuesday the 11^th

at ten Oclock last night I quit writing. I am glad that I did not finish as I hav some news of interest—this morning / at 8 Oclock we heared the report of canon in the direction of Galveston we could occasionally hear one up to 10 Oclock from that time till twelve. the firing was almost incesant. the wind is now at (2 Oclock) blowing so hard the we cannot hear them or the firing has ceased. we are stationed only thirty miles from Galveston San Louie is in the direction of Galveston distant from here 15 miles but they hav only one canon and could not possibly keep up such a continued firing we will probably know by 10 Oclock to night if they need us at Galveston they will send an express

 

my health is excellent at present Eli Tate Preddy & Chadwick are well The health of the troops is much better than it has been. take good care of yourself and the children and be assured that I will take all possible care of myself—I will write once each week

 

                        your faithful husband

                                                                        H Lindsy

I hav a bad pen to

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