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Andrew F. Davis papers, May-December 1861

09_1861-10-09-Page 03

this you will be in a situation to need many little comforts and I am willing to say that at this particular time I am homesick and dont deny it.  I have not been as well as usual ever since our sever exposeier on Cheat Mountain on the 27th ult.  I have had a bad cold ever since and within the last 3 days have been quite poorly but am happy to say that I am nearly well again.  Mr Casterline is lying in my tent unable to sit up but is no ways dangerous and I hope will soon be about.  I am Sorry to hear that the word came to you that they ware dying off so fast here as there is no foundation for any such rumor.  When I heard that I went to the Hospital and asked the Stewart how many had died from Sickness in this Regiment since we left LaFayette and told me, four (4) which does not look like a verry heavy mortality among 1040 men in nearly 5 months.  I received a letter today from Sister Helen which you may suppose took me considerably by suprise. It was written in Kind and sisterly terms and as I read it I could not help shedding tears when I thought of her unhappy condition. This is Wednesday our big mail day and looked anctiously for the accustomed letter from Sally but it did not come, but no doubt she had good reasons for not writing.  I do not Know of any war news from this point that would interrest you and I believe it is generally considered that the Secesh have left this part of the country. We are told that we met them in very rough terms at Green Brier the 3rd inst anyway they have been verry quiet in that quarter ever since. The first of this week the 3rd & 6th Ohio and 2nd Virginia Regiments withe 4 Cannon went up to their camp at Point Mountain 12 miles from here but found it entirely deserted and found the remains of

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this you will be in a situation to need many little comforts and I am willing to say that at this particular time I am homesick and dont deny it. I have not been as well as usual ever since our sever exposeier on Cheat Mountain on the 27th ult. I have had a bad cold ever since and within the last 3 days have been quite poorly but am happy to say that I am nearly well again. Mr Casterline is lying in my tent unable to sit up but is no ways dangerous and I hope will soon be about. I am Sorry to hear that the word came to you that they ware dying off so fast here as there is no foundation for any such rumor. When I heard that I went to the Hospital and asked the Stewart how many had died from Sickness in this Regiment since we left LaFayette and told me, four (4) which does not look like a verry heavy mortality among 1040 men in nearly 5 months. I received a letter today from Sister Helen which you may suppose took me considerably by suprise. It was written in Kind and sisterly terms and as I read it I could not help shedding tears when I thought of her unhappy condition. This is Wednesday our big mail day and looked anctiously for the accustomed letter from Sally but it did not come, but no doubt she had good reasons for not writing. I do not Know of any war news from this point that would interrest you and I believe it is generally considered that the Secesh have left this part of the country. We are told that we met them in very rough terms at Green Brier the 3rd inst anyway they have been verry quiet in that quarter ever since. The first of this week the 3rd & 6th Ohio and 2nd Virginia Regiments withe 4 Cannon went up to their camp at Point Mountain 12 miles from here but found it entirely deserted and found the remains of