Letters from a Civil War Relative #12: July 5, 1862, from Camp Cottrell

Camp Cotterl Claborn Co Tennnessee July the 5 day 1862

My Dear father, I seet my self this mornin to drop you a few lines to let you no that I am well at the present time hoping when these few lines comes to hand they may find you enjoying the same like blessing. I hant any thing verry strong to rite to you this time only I suppose our men has got whipt at old Richmon and I tell you if they are whipt they are whipt mity bad and that is verry bad nuse to us. I am in hope it ant the truth. It come by telegraft and I am afraid it is the truth.

I wish you could bin here yesterday so you could hearde the cannons firde. That would bin a site to you. It almost jard the ground. I don’t know when we will leave hear.

I hear that Moses Reynolds is coming out hear before long and I want you to be sure and come with him and I want you to bring me one dollars worth of stamps if you pleas and I want John to come and get his discharge for it is readdy for him and has bin readdy for a long time.

The boys wants to see him. Enny how health is verry good hear at this time. All is quite in camps to day. (rate by Lewis R)

I want to no the reason that you don’t rite more than you do. This makes the 4 letter that I have had rote sens I have received are one from you and I begin to think long of the time of you not riteing to me. I want you to rite to me as soon as you receive these few lines and rite all of the good nuse you can get and rite what the cecesh is deoing in breathet county and rite how corn crops looks in that country and how wheat crops looks and also whether it is a good  prospect of a (illegible) and I want you to try to rite ofner than you do if you pleas and tell all of the olde friends to rite to me.

So I must close but still remain your son untell death. From Richard Stamper to Joel Stamper.

A few lines from Richard Stamper to Moses Reynolds. I would like to see you and all of the family verry well at this time. I think it would be great pleasure to me to see you all and hear you talk. I want you to rite to all of us so I must close but I still remain your friend. Untell death.

Rote by Lewis Reynolds

A few lines from Lewis Reynolds to Joel Stamper and family. I am well at this time and Mailon is well. I would like to see you and your family the best in the world but I no I cant see you now girls. I would like to see you and if I cant see you I would like to hear from you. Rite to me if you pleas and I will do the same.

Lewis Reynolds to Polly Stamper

Mailon is Lewis’ younger brother, a private in the same company