WATSON CIVIL WAR LETTERS

Henry Watson and John Lindsey Watson

September 1861 -  September 1864

 

Transcribed by Marylee Watson Knight

**Please note that these letters are typed exactly as they are written in the letters.**

 

January the first 1863

                                        Camp near litle Rock

                                                        Ark

 

Dear sister  I have taken my pensil in hand to Rite you a few lines to let you no that I am well  there is a good Deal of sickness in hour co  Guss Wall is in the horse pittle  I have not seen him for several days since we moved from up the river to little Rock ....(Portion of letter torn away).... both come out to hour camp he says that guss is very sick with the fever we got orders to go to fort smith again  the order is Counter

manded I believe that we will stay here some where about little Rock this winter  there is severil of hour Redgement that Deserted a few days back they are deserting in other Redgment every few days  We are getting plenty to eat now such as we have beef and bred but we dont get enough salt to salt it  we buy some pork  pork is worth 15 cents a pound we have not had very much cold wether yet  I got a fine comb that other day from little rock to send home  I recken they are Scars  I will have to bring my letter to a close I want you all to rite as often as possible

 

(NOTE: The signature portion of this letter also torn away, so it is uncertain whether the author was Henry or his

brother John "Jack" Watson but is believed to have been written by Henry)

 

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