Camp near Spring Hill, Marshall, Co. Tenn.

                                                                                                            May the 24^th 1863

 

Dear wife Son and Daughter—I have not wrote to you for some time, thinking that Jack Frazier would go home, but it appears Jack will not get off as soon as he thought. Jack is expected to go home on business shortly, if he does you can send by him a pair of summer pants if you can and my black cravat (the old one) I am only in moderate health The diarhea has left me, but I have a tremendous cough I had to get some medicine from the Doctor to alliviate my cough I received a letter from Mother & Levi on the 15^th of this month On the evening of the 15^th instant Col Malone ordered all the Reg / iment to get ready to go out. we knew not where. We marched in the night some 6 or 8 miles passing over rocks and some horses fell down (mine did not fall) We halted then and held the horses by the bridles till about day break and then we marched into a thicket near the Yankee lines intending to cut off some Yankee Cavalry who frequently passed up the Pike Road. The Yankees were on the opposite side of a small River called Harpeth. Our Col. passed down the River side in a charge to the Pike. Before getting to the Pike, we had to pass the Yankee picketts and some infantry for some 1/2 mile passing within along by them within two hundred yards. They fired / on us all the way till we reached the Pike Road. The bullets whistled over our heads No one was hurt and I cannot see how we all escaped. We was near enough for the Yanks to hit some of us. The Yanks run in after firing on us I threw my gun down into my hand to shoot at a Yankee but my horse was running so fast I could not shoot. We did not succeed in cutting off the Yankee cavalry on the Pike they found us out about 5 minutes too soon If we had reached the Pike a little sooner we would have got them. Nothing has occurred since of interest Every thing is quiet about us. I want you to write to me oftener if you can get paper / I can hardly get any in camp. If I was with you I could tell you some things which I cannot well write to you. If you make any shirts for me I want you to color them if you can a white shirt in camp dont do well I will not need them before Fall Have them ready and may be I will come after them if I live. Write how the mare is doing and if the yellow heifer is with Calf. I want to hear from you soon. Pray for me. I do for you. Be a good boy Caleb and obey your mother and take good care of every thing about you. We was mustered for pay day before yesterday. It may be we may get our money soon

We need it                                                                                           C. Grigg

To E. S. Grigg

C. C. Grigg & Hester

 

Kiss sweet Hester

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