Vicksburg Miss Jan 6th 1863
Dear Companion
I again take the present opertunity of droping you a
few Lines to inform you that I am well at this time Hopen these
few Lines will Reach you Safe and find you all well and doing well
I Reached my Regment Last night I Left Chattanoooga on Sunday and
Atlanta Monday at Six in the Eveing and got to mongumary Ala at
Six Tuesday morning and taken a Steam Boat one hundred & 4 miles
down the old River to Selma and there we taken the Cars to Depolis
and there the Citizens had Dinner on the table for
(pg 2) us but we had not time Eat enough we had to take
a hand full and march for the Boat which was a Blowing to Start
So we taken the Boat 4 miles to the End of the Rail Road and there
we staid all night and untill twelve o clock the next Day and then
we taken the cars for Maredian and there we staid untell the next
Day twelve o clock and then we Left there and was two days on the
way to Jackson and two days on the way from Jackson to this place
for it Rained all day a Friday night and Saturday & Saturday
night so the creeks got up over the Rail Road and washt a way some
of the trusel Bridges so
(pg 3) we was delayed one day more So we was on the Road
8 days But all got here saif F M Crumly has got the mumps
verry Bad at this time Our Regt was in a fight Since they got to
this place and only one of the Rgt got Killed and three wounded
and one shot his self and Dide the next morning But our Company
Lost none and the Yankees has all Left here and gon up the River
to some other point I Don’t think that we will stay here long
But cant say wher we will go we are Campt on the Mississippi here
we can stand and Look over in Lousianna and the Land as fare as
I can see
(pg 4) looks like a purfect Bottom But this side of the
River is hilly But the hills is sand hills and if all the Mississippi
is like the part that I have come through I dont want to live in
the Mississippi for it is all a Bed of Sand and Rotton Limestone
that washes the worst of any Land that I ever saw altho the land
Brings good truck But all the Low land is coverd in water at this
time there was two car boxes of the train I was on run off of the
track but hurt no one So I have writen all the News in camps Simpson
Jackson is here with us and is tolerable good health I was surprised
when I saw him for I had
(pg 5) herde he was dead But is glad to Relate that it
is not the case But he was taken a prisner in Kentucky and was Brought
down the River to this place and was turnd loose But was Exchanged
first I Recived a Letter of the 15th Dec from WB Shelton he stated
that he wanted my shovel and if he will pay you in propotion to
the worth of shovels for it you may Let him have it for if the war
Ever Ends I can get another But you must get the worth of it for
shovels is verry high You must do the Best you can and if you cant
get your Rights get what you can and it may be so that
(pg 6) I can have the chance of Remembering them some
other time for I shall Keep Evry thing down on my Books for the
futer Worwick has writen to me since he got the one that I sent
him and says that I need not Be uneasy a Bout you suffering for
he would Devide the last pick of Corn with you he had But it looks
Curious to me that he is so good to devide and wont pay the rent
as he promist to do So you must Do the Best you can and Every thing
will work Right in Seven year So I have writen all that I have to
write at this time I Remain you Husband
L F Crumly
To Nancy E Crumly
