Yesterday my
brother-in-law, Jack Smith, came in as a recruit, and, to my great
disappointment, brought me no letters. I am certainly the most unfortunate man
in the regiment in that respect. I have numerous friends and relatives at home,
besides a wife, whom I love better than myself, and yet I never get a letter or
a message, while others who are considered as being friendless get long
epistles by every one who comes. Ab. Snell, another of the men who came down
with me from Tennessee, died yesterday of small-pox. He was full of life and
spirits during the entire trip. God save me from such a fate! Fowler, another
of my compagnons du voyage, is reported to be dying of the same vile disease.
Colonel Farquharson arrived yesterday, and will take command of the regiment
immediately. He is beloved by the entire command.
SOURCE: Edwin L.
Drake, Editor, The Annals of the Army of Tennessee and Early Western History,
Vol. 1, p. 21
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