Camp Near Cumberland Gap Sept 6th
1862
Dear Companion
After some delay I a gain take the present opertunity
of writing to inform you that I am well at the present time Hopen
these Lines will find you all well I have nothing strange to write
to you at this time we are still here in sight of the yankees but
some three mile from them I heare that there has Been another hard
fight at Richmond but I have not herd who was Killed but in the
company from Lumpkin in Pillips Legion I hear that one of the McAfee
was Killed and one wounded I expect it Hamp and Frank as they are
all that I know of from there in that company the yankees has not
come out to fight us yet and I don’t Know whether they will
or not I Hear that Gen E. Kerby Smith has whipt the yankees Badly
over in Kentuckey But don’t know how true it is But it comes
in a Dispatch to us night before
(pg 2) last so I Recon it is true there is severel of
the Boys here that is sick Curtis Ledford is sick William Jackson
is sick he was out on picket night Before Last and was taken with
a chill and fever and not knowing what was Best for him he drunk
too much water when the fever come on him so he is verry Bad off
at this time and hant eat nothing since night Before Last but a
few irish potatoes which I went out and bought for the sick boys
yesterday evening Robert Abernathy is sick but not Bad off Moses
J Nix is sick and is verry bad off with his side and hip it come
mostly from and affected Kidney J P Franklin is complaining some
but not bad off the Rest of the boys is well that is here with us
Robert Westmoreland has not got with us yet we Left him at Tazwell
Sick and I hant herd from him in some time But he was on the mend
the Last I herd from him we have some recrutes
(pg 3) come in Marion Pilgrim Z. Anderson William
West Thaedore Durham and one Prewet and William West will get a
Discharge to Day or tomorrow and I shall send this Letter by him
We have not Drawed any money yet and I don’t know whether we
will Ever draw any or not it Begins to look like we would not for
we have Been waiting for Dan Prickford to give security and Mr.
Graham was apointed by Col Boyd and come with his Bond made out
and Col Phillips would not let him take the place of Pickford untill
Pickford come from Marietta and Graham was going to start home But
I Don’t Know whether he is gone or not and if he is I think
the chance bad about getting any money for we will have to wait
for some other man to be appointed quarter master I Received you
Letter of august 18th which give me great satisfaction to hear you
was all well and I was glad to hear that the children was going
to school and want you to keep them going to school Evrry day
(pg 4) that it is posable for you to send them I want
to know if you dident have to wash Henrys close when he come Back
from the mountain when he toated his unkle warrens gun for him to
toat the vinison well Henry you and Merrida the one of you that
gets the fewest whiping I will get a new coat when I come home Jane
you Be smart and Keep the Baby from getting hurt and I will fitch
you a pretty when I come home I would send you a map of our camp
and the yankees camps if I had the time to Draw it off But I will
try to have it Ready by the time I write a gain as it will take
half day to draw it off So I will close by saying for you to write
as often as you can and Direct your Letters to Morristown Tennessee
so notheing more at present but remain your Husband untell Death
Leander F. Crumly
To Nancy E. Crumly
Crumley
family papers transcribed and contributed by
Christine Crumley Brown
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