Author: Ezra Rounds

We left Saint Lick¹ yesterday morning and after marching about twelve miles arrived at this place about 8p.m. I have had no letter from you since I left Richmond but I expect to hear from you soon. We shall not stay here long.… Read the rest “Camp near Lancaster Ky.”

My Dear Wife We left camp near Richmond yesterday morning about 7 o’clock and arrived at this place about 3 in the afternoon. It rained all day long and some of the time very hard. I was no to the skin when we got into camp but a soldier must not mind a little rain.… Read the rest “Camp near Saint Lick Creek, Madison County Kentucky”

My Dear Wife, I received a letter from you last Friday and you can imagine how glad I was to hear from you after waiting so long. I am well as usual. The health for the regiment is very good, no one being in the hospital here to my knowledge.… Read the rest “Camp near Richmond Kentucky”

My Dear Wife, Since my last letter we have moved from Winchester and are encamped about two miles from Richmond near the Richmond and Lexington Turnpike and left camp at Winchester last Wednesday about 6. We marched as far as the Kentucky River and rested for the night.… Read the rest “Camp near Richmond Heights Kentucky”

My Dear Wife, You will recollect that in your last letter I wrote we were under marching order and expected to go to Tennessee, but we have arrived at last in Lexington. We left Newport News a week ago last Wednesday night about 11 o’clock on board the steamer Long Island¹ for Baltimore.… Read the rest “Lexington Kentucky”

My Darling wife, It is Sunday and a fearful storm is raging. It commenced last evening to hail and snow and it is now raining very hard. I am well and fat as any hog and growing fat every day. I received a letter from you dated Feb.… Read the rest “Newport News Virginia”

My Dear Wife, I received your letter night before last and was very glad to hear from you. I am not as well as I could wish but I feel in hopes that I shall be better in a few days.… Read the rest “Camp near Falmoth Virginia”

I received your letter last evening just as we were getting ready to lay down for the night and very glad I was to hear from you. I am enjoying considerable good health but I don’t rest well nights. I sleep very well until 1o’clock and then I wake up with some cramp in my back that it is impossible for me to sleep any more the rest of the night.… Read the rest “Camp Near Falmoth Virginia”

My Dear Wife, I received your letter last evening about 8 o’clock and was glad to hear from you once more. We are here yet in the same place but how long we shall stay is not known to us but we shall probably stay two weeks at least and we may move sooner.… Read the rest “Camp near Falmoth Va”

I could not mail my letter last night so I will write more today. I am on guard today about ¼ of a mile from camp. The rest of the regiment except the guards are on a brigade inspection. I don’t think we shall move from here in some time yet.… Read the rest “Falmoth”

My Dear Wife, I received your letter of the 26th two or three days ago and should have answered it before but it has been busy times with us for a few days. We had marching orders the night I got it but we are here still and may stay here some time yet.… Read the rest “Camp Near Falmoth Va”

My Dear Wife, I received your letter today just as we came in from drill and as you did not seem disposed to write much I will try to write enough to make up the deficiency myself. I have been sick and I am not very well now but I manage to keep about.… Read the rest “Camp Near Fairfax Seminary”

My Darling Wife I received your letter of the 16th today and was very glad to hear from you for I was very lonesome. All of our men are gone out on picket duty except Squire and myself. It is very rainy here.… Read the rest “Camp Casey Near Fairfax”