Letter from
Leander F. Crumley
to his wife
Nancy E. Crumley
January 6th, 1863

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

submitted by Christine Crumley Brown

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