July 31, 1863 



Camp near Jonesborough (?), Tennesee 



Dear wife, I take my pen in 

 hand to inform you that I 

 am well at this time. Hoping 

 these few lines may come safe 

 to hand and find you and all 

 the rest well. I received your kind 

 letter. I was glad to hear from 

 you. We have been on a march 

 twelve days. We landed here yesterday 

 evening. We are one hundred and 

 thirty miles from Louden. We have 

 been after about four hundred 

 rennegades. We captured about 

 fifteen prisoners and killed the , 

 colonel and two others. They was going 

 t o Lincoln's Army . Don't think hard 

 of me for hot writing, for I have not 

 had the chance to write. I have some 

 money for you. I wish you had 

 it. I have a pair of shoes for 

 you. Write to me whether you have 



heard from Peter or not. They have 

 all gone home that was able. I do 

 not know how long we will stay 

 here. The mar standes (?) It very well. 

 Write all the news. Direct your letter 

 to Jonesborough, Tennesee. When you 

 go to Union you must rent out 

 that land to somebody. Phillip 

 Hullander wants it, but you let 

 it out to the best advantage. I 

 want all the stalk land seeded. 

 Shure (?) and let somebody put 

 up their rails on that mountain 

 and have all they can make two 

 years and all so the same in them 

 bottoms and tend the stuble and 

 pay the third and all so the small 

 grain. Write soon as you get this. Nothing 

 more at present. Only remains 

 yours truly until death. God 

 bless you. 



C. D. Epps 



