Letter from
Leander F. Crumley
to his wife
Nancy E. Crumley
July 20th, 1862

July 20th 1862

Camp Near Powder Srpings Tenn Union Co.

Dear Companion

I imbrace the present opertunity of writing to inform you that I am well at present Hopen these Lines will Reach you safe and find you Enjoying the same Blesings I Have nothing new to write at this time more then I have got well again and we have mooved our Camp Seven miles from wher we was when I wrote Before I hant herde of William since I wrote Before But I suppse he is still at Knoxville I here that the Southern boys has Retaken Nashville and has taken General Critenden and all his army in Arkansas and from all the News it Look Like we was getting the best of the Yankees Lately I hant got But one Letter from you since the 9th June I want you to write Evry week shure and fail Not for I get uneasy when I Cant get no News from home if you have notheing to write write how you all come on any how we hant Drawed any money yet and don’t Know when we will But Some says that we will all Be paid of the 3rd of August But when that comes I fear that it will Be put off a gain I saw a letter that come from Richmond that Said that they was some prospect of Pease and I wish how soon it will be made for it is my opinion that if it ant made before cold wether that it will not be made before Lincoln time is out and a New President elected I want you to write how all the Sick boys is that went home on a furlow that has not started Back for most all there time is out But none has come yet

(pg 2) Tell your mother that I hant saw William in one month but has herd from him Since I left and he was not much Sick and he want sick when we Left But Said he Dident feel Like marching I understand that we wont get any money untill our Quarter master gives Security for the money that is put in his hands and he is gone home at this time to make out his Bond Dan Pichford is quarter master and George T Quillin comasary and Both is gone home to get Security and I cant say how they will come out yet I ant But two or three pound Lighter then I was when I left home and I think I will fatten now if I don’t get sick no more and I hop I wont but a man has to have and iron constitution to stay well here in Camps and take the fare that we do go from one place to another and take the wether and Drink Rotton Lime stone water we Draw Beef all together now and no bacon and small rashens of flower and I fear it will get less the way wheat turned out this year Direct your letters to Knoxville untill I direct you to write some wher Else tell all the nabors to write and I will do the same as soon as I draw money I will send you some Stamps or money in a letter if I don’t get to come home but I hope I will get to come and Bring them so no more Good Bye for this time                L F Crumly

To Nancy E Crumly

submitted by Christine Crumley Brown

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