August the 3, 1862 



Direct your letter to Tunnel 



Hill, Smith's Legion in care of Captain Anderson, 



Camp Smith, Whitfield, GA. 



Dear wife, I take my pen in hand to let 



you know that I am well at this time and 



hope these few lines will come safe to 



your hands and find you and all the 



rest enjoying the same blessing. I have 



nothing of importance to write to you. I received 



your kind letter. I was glad to here from 



you all and that you all was well. 



Catherine, I have a notion to go to Richmond 



to Hugin(?) Company. I can get $50 dollars 



to change with Van Cints' brother and I 



had rather be in a foot company. I want 



you and all the rest to write whether you 



are willing or not. Catherine, I haven't drawn 



any bounty yet and I don't no whether 



I ever will or not. I don't know when we 



will leave here. I want you to write to 



me if you have had any news from Hamp (?) 



Ridley and what he is doing; whether he is 



a wagoneer or not. For Cints is a wagoneer 



and I am to have his place if I go. 



Catherine, you wrote to me to write to you 



about managing. You know best now. Do the 



best you can to make something to eat 



and if I can help you I will do it. 



1 don't know when I shall get any money, 

 but when I do you shall have part 



of it if I live. Catherine, if you can get 

 anybody to come in my place on 

 reasonable terms, do it. Tell mother and all 

 the rest to write to me. I want to 

 hear from you often. They was 3 men 

 went home the other day to get substitutes 

 in their place. Manuel McCoy(?) went 

 home to get him a substitute. If you get 

 anybody, you come with them to the 

 camps. I would like to see you if I 

 could. I had a smuthering(?) this day was 



2 weeks ago and I thought I would die, 

 but I sent for — (?) and he eased 

 me. I am well as common now. If you 

 want to come to see me you can come 

 to your daddy's and I will try to get 



4 or 5 furloughs and come up there. If 

 you want to come, star(?) a letter from 

 there and tell me when you will be 

 there to a day. If you want to come 

 you had better be in a hurry. Tell all 

 my friends to write to me. Catherine, do 

 the best you can. I must dose, 

 nothing more at present. Only remains 

 yours truly until death. God bless 

 you. 



C. D. Epps to Catherine Epps 



Send me some of your hair. 



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