Confederate Letters

Courtesy of Jean Herrin Clinkscales

submitted by Gloria B. Mayfield, Rusk County Coordinator

Camp McNight

Red River Co Texas

January 31st 1862

Dear Father and Mother

As I have the opportunity of sending you a few lines by hand I will do so Orders come to our Regiment on yesturday eavening from Gen Mcintosh to March fourth with him to Masouria we have been transfurd from Gen McCullough to Gen Mcintosh and McCollough has gone to Virginia to take Charge of the Cavalry

thare and we will leave here next Thursday on our way to MasouriaI thought I would get a fur low and come home but I do not expect to come now untill my time is out I have not much of importance to write to you we are all well at present and all of us have enjoyed very good health since we have been here except Augustus

Coats and he has the Chills every few days yet I no not where to write to for I no not where we will go to you must write to me as soon as possible if you can any opportunity to send me a letter by hand I want you to writ Jack and Ham Armstrong has gone home and they will come through Carthage as they are on there Return Back and you can send a letter by them if Cotton gets to be a pretty good price Send mine off and Sell it and if it dont keep it untill it does get to be a good price or keep it untill I come back I would like to see you all very mutch but I dont expect to see you all untill my time is out give my respects to all of the connection and Neighbors and I will close by Subscribing my name as your affectionate Child untill Death

Henry Watson