Letter from
Leander F. Crumley
to his wife
Nancy E. Crumley
June 14th, 1862

Tennessee Jefferson County June 14th 1862

Morristown

Dear Companion I take the present opertunity of writing to inform you that I am in common health at this time hopen these Lines will Reach you Safe and find you all in Good health I am at this time 42 miles above Knoxville at Morristown we came here night Before Last at midnight and the Rigment is gon on to the Cumberland Gap all only the Sick and give out I have marched tell I give out and Stopt a few day to Rest and then I shall go on to the Regment they is several of the Regment here and five of our company my self James L Cantrell, John L. Cantrell John H Smith Daniel W Jackson I Left FM Crumly R Abernathy the Dooleys Sims all the Ledfords at Knoxivlle and some of them will get to go home on a furlow and I think FM Crumly will get a discharge Before Long for he Cant hold out in camps and take the marches he takes here William M Jackson is gon on to the Cumberland Gap if he hant give out on the way But he was Like my self he was wore out a marching J C Bell is gon on with the Regment and Seems to hold out well So fare there has Been Several furlowd Latly and I shall try for one as soon as I can get to Draw money Enough to Carry me home But I Don’t know when we will Draw for the Day has passed that we was to Draw and none Drawed yet we went to Charleston and Stade Two or three Days and drawd no provisions only what we Bout with our own money I went on a Scout while I was there to Georgetown and as I came Back I found a true Southern Lady for she filed all our Canteens with milk for nothing which was the first milk that I have Eat since I Left home I want you to have some milk in the water cool Ready for me when I come and Be preparde to make a pot of mush for supper and Buns and potatoes for Dinner the next day you and Emily must do the Best you can and I think me and Marion will Be at home after while But it may be winter first But I hope not for I want the war to Close soon so when I come I can come to stay Learn the children to work So they will be some help to you and tell them when I come I will Bring them something and when I com and if they ant smart I wont give it to them I have saw six or seven sacks of Coffee this morning But it comes high one Dollar & twenty five cents per pound I want you to write often as you can I am Looking for a Letter Evry day and shall untell it comes when you write write to Knoxville and it will follow us for I Cant Say how Long we will stay here But hope not Long for I am getting tired of Scouting these mountians and I am not all that is in the same fix for we have scouted untell we have 25 in our company able for Duty and if we hold on we wont have any in a short time But I shall Keep with the Regment as Long as I can so no more at present But Remains you Husband untel Death

Leander F Crumly to Nancy E Crumly

Write Evry Week and fail not

submitted by Christine Crumley Brown

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