Plains Cross Roads Tenn     July 31st 1862

Dear Companion

I can inform you that yours of 20th July has come to hand and geave me a greate Deal of satisfaction to hear that you was all well but the Baby I am Sorrow he is sick but I hope he will Soon Be well again I Can inform you that I am not well I have Been sick four days with the jandess a gain But Feels much Better to Day then I have and think I shall Be able for Duty in a few days if no Bad Luck  I had got verry unesy a bout home it had Been so Long since I Got any letter untell yours of 20th come and they had not come any Letters to our Company for three weeks until Day Before yesterday we all had Desided that the mail had stopt But it has come Regular for the Last Two Days and I hope it will continue to come and Bring letters with it. We come here to this Camp Day before yesterday and I was as tired as Ever men gets to be fore I was sick and had my Load to toat and march a Bout 15 mile and had not Eat But Little that morning and I was so tired and felt So Bad that I Did not Eat any supper and we hant had any Bread in camps since yesterday Dinner and the Recruites thinks it hard times but they will get ust to the Like if the war Last Long and the provison to haul far as we Do at this time But our Bregade has sent for thirty wagons more

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I Cant Say When I will Be at home for there is no chance to get a furlow at this time and they is Eight men Detaild out of our Regment to go Back to Georgia to bring all the men that went home on furlows Back to camps whether they are sick or not they have to come out of all that went out of Moores Company they has come Back But three men yet   J W Meakes  H H Bowen and W C Allen and from the way they have staid at home the Rest of us will never get to come home Curtis Ledford is complaining some But not much W R Ledford is well and harty as you Ever saw him J C Bell is Detaild to wait on the Sick at Knoxville and I hant saw him since we Left there Some 5 or 6 weekes a go I hant saw William Jackson Since I left there nor Cant hear from him So I Cant write how he is the Last time heard from him he was going a Bout wher he pleased But was getting pore and Looked Bad William Allison gun went off in his hand and shot a hole through the pam of his hand through the joint of the middle finger he is at the hospatal at Rutledge  David N Carrell is at Rutledge with the Jandess W C Allen is well James C Allen I think is taken the Jandess all the Rest of our Company is well that you are acquainted with But J W Meakes he is sick and will Be discharged in a few days You must Excuse Bad writing for it is Raining and my paper is wet and nothing to write on but a Catridge Box Your Loving Husband

L F Crumly

To Nancy E. Crumley