Letter from
Leander F. Crumley
to his wife
Nancy E. Crumley
April 6th, 1862

Big Shanty    Cobb County Ga    April 6 1862

Dear wife I give you a few lines to inform you that I am well and well satisfied so far. I wrote by E. J. Houston that I would not write no more until I was mustered in service but as C C Blalock was coming home I thought I would write a few lines We was examined today and two of the company was discharged This is thier names James Lackey and C. C. Blalock and we will be mustered in as soon as Dr. Bacon comes back from Richmond with the money for our bounty and they look for him next Tuesday If he comes we will be mustered in on Wednesday There is four of our company sick Two is going on a sick furlow and one is gone to a house today Hellem Boen and Thomas Dooley is sick and has not eat any thing today If he dont get better by morning, I shall see if I cant get him took to a house for this is no place for a sick man We have had three deaths in our regiment One died yesterday morning in Capt Barkers Company from Lumpkin and there is one in the Franklin Company that I dont think will live till morning I shall send you some money as soon as I draw There is some eight dollars owing to me in camps but I hant a red at this time and no chance to get any till we draw Wirte often as you can I sent you forty envelops and eleven sheets of paper by E.J. Houston

L. F. Crumley to N. E. Crumley

There was five deserted last night from Parkers Company

submitted by Christine Crumley Brown

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