Alexander, James Simpson Letters (1863-1864)

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South Carolina Ad[a]mes Run 

May the 6 1863

Dear [Companion ?]

I seat my self this morning to drop 
you a few lines to let you now 
that I am fite for duty but I 
dont feel very well we was on 
a march yesterday and some of us 
got very wet I dident git wet onl[y] 
my feet and legs  we had a 
[illegible] hot [stores ?] yesterday and 
some of the [illegible] that [illegible] 
hands [burned ?] up right smart I had 
the [illegible] and had [illegible] not 
very bad I am in hopes these few [lines ?] 
[illegible] wreach your hand In due time [illegible] 
afraid you [need ?] the childring well I 
[illegible] in hope [find ?] you in 
yesterday and [illegible] was [illegible] close to 
me but the letter that was in it 
was to [illegible] this letter had 
bin broke open I expect you to wright 
to me so hear you [lift ?] the letter and 
he took it there our taylors [illegible] 
has got me some paper in his saddle 
bags [about ?] I [kant ?] got it yet. I 


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would like the best in the world to 
git a letter from you and hear how 
you are all giting along I seen John 
Caroon and bery gordine last Saturday 
and went over to Solivan iland 
with them but I did not stay very 
long I want to now how you are er 
giting along with your crops and [illegible] 
you have had much [illegible] 
[illegible] you got [illegible] of [illegible] 
[illegible] good in [took ?] me then some 
body told him that you [illegible] 
planting and plouwing over I was 
glad to hear it for I want you 
and the childring to [illegible] some 
of the [illegible] that you can live 
independent in spite of them we 
have moved four times since we 
left north Carolina and I think 
we will stay hear some where 
near the cost this [somer ?] but we 
[dont move ?] the [sute ?} is not good 
but it is better than I expected 
we stop [we dig ?] wells [sich things ?] 
  

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but more than 6 or 7 feet deep we 
goo to dig steps down into [there ?] but 
the water is better than you would 
think it could be I hant had 
to do no duty hardly yet I haset 
got no [illegible] yet I think we will 
move before long they mad out the 
pay role the other day but we had to 
move and I donet now where we 
will [illegible] beyond an 
how it will remain save just [illegible] 
the other day I want you to write to me [illegible] 
[illegible] was gone git this [illegible] let [illegible] 
[illegible] and I would 
be glad to now ho broke open that 
letter and ho [illegible] it you will 
have to be on your watch for thear 
is no dependence we are half of 
the people I want you to wright 
whether they have called out up 
to forty five or not and how many 
got discharged that went of to the 
[illegible] I want [you ?] to wright [illegible] 
you have got [missing section] letter for me 


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or not I wrote on [thuro ?] and on the 
[7th ?] and I begin to think the [illegible] 
[illegible] to git a letter I would be 
glad to see you all but I dont now 
when that time will come I am 
a good deal better satisfied then 
I thought I would be you now 
very well that I ant satisfied 
for no place is [like] home to me than 
[illegible] is some [illegible] 
[illegible] at home we git plenty to eat 
some times when we are on the march 
we git a little hungry but we cant 
help that where we are [stationd ?] we 
get a plenty we git more meals than 
we can use git a half pound of bacon 
and as mutch sugar as we use [illegible] 
[illegible] that need [illegible] tollerble the wat[er] 
dont agree with all of us I must 
come to a close for this time hoping 
to hear from you soon may god bless 
you all I remain your Afectionate 
hus band unti[l] Death James S 
Alexander to [missing section] Alexander 

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