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Letter from
Leander F. Crumley
to his wife
Nancy E. Crumley
September 6th, 1862
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
submitted by Christine
Crumley Brown
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