Camp Vandorn Near Knoxville
Tennessee May10th 1862
Dear Companion it is with pleasure that I imbrace the
present opertunity of writing to inform you that I am well at present
more then a coulf of the measels Hopen these Lines will Reach you
safe and find you all well I have Been verry week with the measels
But have got as stout as Ever and feels as well But the coulf still
stays with me But not as Bad as it was our Rigment is out on a Scout
and has been for 11 days and I Dont Know When it will Be in But
I think that it wont Be Long tell it will come Back to Camps we
have had the Luck of Loosing three of our Company By Death and Sorrow
that it is we cant send them home But there is no chance to get
a transfer at this time and if the transfer could be got what they
is of the Company here is not able to make up the money to send
them the men that is Dead of our company is Pendleton J. Okelley
he Dide Last Wednesday at atlanta with the Brain Fever and Rubin
Morris & D J Dorsey Dide yesterday at the hospatal with the
Relaps of the measels and Both wanted to Be Caried home But it is
out of our power with out our Rigment was here If our Captain was
here he would fix to send them home But he was not here so they
was Burried to day in Decent Coffins in the Church yard at Knoxville
Our Rigment went from here to the Big Creek Gap and sent back for
all the Rest of the Rigment that had got able to go and they Left
here yesterday and I underdstand that they are ordered to the Cumberland
Gap Thomas Dooley Left here yesterday with the Recruts for the rigment
and Got Back to night he taken the sick headache and they sent him
Back and they sent Milton Nix and John and Wiley Cantrell come Back
to gether
(Written down left side of page: I never heard whether
you got the paper I sent you or not and Envelope and postage Stamps
and my Buger you never have wrote anything a Bout it whether it
Nawd out or not.)
Milton Nix had the measels and thought that he was well
But the measels Broke out on him as thick as Ever and John &
Wiley Cantrell has Both had the measels and was so weak they Give
out and come Back to night I want you to write and Let me hear from
home one time more it Look hard that I have wrote as many Letters
home as I have and Cant get to heare from you and the Children I
had give out Ever writing any more with out I could get a Letter
from home But Daniel B Young said this Evening that he was to get
a Discharge in the morning and he would take all the Letters that
any of us wanted to send So I thought I would try you with one more
and see if you would write I have Looked for a Letter tell I have
got out of all hopes of Ever geting one I have got But Two from
you since I Left and all the Rest of the Boys gets Letters which
makes me think that you Dont write I got a Letter from Ruth Duckett
to Day stating that all was well and that Henry & James had
got home and I herd from Green Walters to Day and all was well Charles
and Daniel Walters is here in camps they Belong to the 40 Rigment
they is Several Rigment of Georgians here and Glenns Rigment from
georgia come here to day I want you to write with out fail and write
how many Letters you have wrote so I can Tell whether the mail is
Rong or you Dont want to write and if you want me to hear from you
I want you to write Evry week and then I will get some of them the
Last Letter I got from you was Dated the 13th of april if Young
Dont go home I will Send this By mail so no more at present But
Remains your true Husband untill Death
To Nancy E Crumly L F Crumly
You mustent think hard of the way I write for I am Badly
pesterd a Bout Letters so Kiss the Baby for me
Direct you Letters to Knoxville Tennessee in Care of
Capt Moore 52 Rigment Georgia Volunteers
Crumley
family papers transcribed and contributed by
Christine Crumley Brown