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Camp near Tullahoma Tenn Mch 4th 1863
Dear "folks at home"
Lieut Torbet arrived here last night
and brought some boxes for the regiment, but no
letter for me. I must say that I am sadly disappointed
and must believe that the fault lies on some one
else than my "Good Folks." I received a little box that was
packed with Capt Perry’s, which contained some tobacco, soda
[crossed out: and] spice, and soap. I was needing all the articles except
the tobacco I can get tobacco here I expect about as
cheap as you can at home. I am however very
much obliged for sending articles you think I need
From your letters I must believe that you had an
additional box packed for me and that Worthy failed
to send it in fact I have heard it insinuated that
he was not in a “first rate condition” to attend to business
on the day that Torbet left.
My health is very good except a very bad cold taken
yesterday. My fare is corn bread and meat with an -
occasional mass of peas. I have had butter ever since
Capt Williams came back it is now about out
It is snowing here today, and appearances indicate
bad weather for a day or two, in fact we have had
rain almost ever since we have been here, and just
any amount of mud. I sent you a letter by Mr
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Tucker enclosing two rings and a counterfeit $5 Treasury
note. I have not heard whether you received it or not
in fact I have'nt got a letter from home in a long
time, and as a consequence I have got on a -
smart spell of blues, so much am I bothered
that I cannot write much of a letter, or do
any thing else right.
"Mch 6th" Dr Cargill arrived last night still I get no
letters from home. he tells me that I had a box in
the drug store. I am afraid Worthy is not doing as
he should, for Lieut Torbet tells me that he
was willing to take the boxes and see them through
I cannot see the reason why Worthy did not
send them by him or by Cargill.
I believe I would wait on him no longer and get
Brownfield to send them by Express.
My health is still Good, and I believe I could lead
a happy life at home. I will try and lead a -
happy one here, and hope for a happier future.
I am so tired of war and camp life away from
home and kindred that I find it impossible to
keep off blues and despondency. May God bless you
all and speedily Terminate this horrid war, and may
the balance of our days be spent together in a
peaceful land. Bless our children
G.W. Cherry
N.B. William Calvert has written for his negro boy to come back. If you can
please send by him a pair of pants and some socks, suspenders if you have
not already started them
Yours Truly G.W.C.
