Novem the 11^th 1862

 

Dear Father

Mother Brothes & sister,

I take the Preasant opportunity to rite a few lines to you hoping they will find you all well as thanks to the God it leaves me Well I am enjoying the best of helth I have not got any answer to the last letter I rote to you nor to the one I rote to Pap about going after Sarah Neither have I heard from Sarah since she rote and said she expect you out after hir in a few days so that I dont know / whare to rite to hir untill I hear something further and I hope that will not be long for I am very ancious to hear what the result has ben but I hope you have got Sarah and lisa and Julia down their by this time and I hope you have got my horses down their to for I know they will go the way of all the earth if they are left out their but I feel satesfide that you have done the best you could

 

I will now tell you whare we are I think when I rote to pap we ware at glasgo we went from their to / Galiton Tenesee rite on the banks of the Cumberlain River thirty six mildes above Nashville and yesterday morning we started to wards Nashville but we went in to camp 19 milds from Nashville they say the Rebbels are fortyfying at some place near Nashville but I dont know whether it is so or not their is one thing surtan that we are now in an enimys country and their is no telling when we will have a fite this being the fact it looks awful to se the Destruction of property /

 

it is now dark and I will have to finish by the fire lite I would leave it until morning but their is no telling at what minit we will be orderd to moove for that reason I will close for this time give my respect to all the friends and except the same I want you to rite as soon as this comes to hand and tell me all the news

 

yours truly W^m Forder

to G & C Hubbard

& friends

            Jim is well

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