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Camp Thorney Springs Near Dublin April 9th 1863

My Dear Aunty

    I hav written home to or three times
but as yet hav not receivid a word in reply but I recon
owing to hard times you cannot find much time to write
we hav been s[eeing?] a very nice time up here, up to now, but
we received orders from head quarters that we hav to in crease the
gard at Camp from three men to ten and fifteen men
to work on the roads, and all the rest of the boys hav to
drill three times a day.  So now we hav to go on gard every
other night and day all the men are down on the Mager
for doing So, and thare is quite and exciting time in Camp
to night. as for my Self It matters but little to me for
I am on the Sick list from the Effects of a cold and
Shant hurry my Self in getting well, but you know when
I am well I can Stand as much hard Ships as eny one
but, I hope e'ar long I may get out of this old Camp for
good.  I received a letter from John the other day. he Says that
Ewell has left the Hospital and that a Dr. Hancock is going
to hav me detailed, as soon as he gets Some patients on
hand.  I hope I may succeed for its much better to be in
a Hospital at home than being in Camp to Stan the hard
Ships, that every Soldier has to Stand, but Aunty I often
think I Should like for you to hav Some of the large
loads of Oad wlld we burn up here. every week not less
than two cords a week is burnt in our house a lone, by only
Six men, and what we wast in camp would long over
Support your family, we go out very often and get chickens
at 50 cts Butter 1.00[?] nice hams at 50cts per pound
and Beans at three Dollars a bushell. So you See as long as
we hav money there is not much danger of Starving
but from what I can learn of Richmond I am of the opinion
that you all will ^hav to leave or Starve one, while thare is plenty
to be had if it was not for those Speculators in fact that
has been near the ruin of our Country and unless Something
is don to prevent thare progress, God only knows what
will become of the people. I do not wander at what has
occurred and I am a fraid it will be even worse
that thare will be war with the poore a gainst the rich.
for my part I do not blame the mob much for what
they done and ear long it will be renewed with double viger.
But I hope ear long this war will end but it does not
look much like it now for the Yankees Seam to be Sanquin
of Success more So than ever. but I hope that the pending
Battles that will take place Soon will decide the thing. if we
are victorious I think then thare is a good chance for
a close of this hate full war, an I hope ear you get this
that I may hear of a great victory at Charleston, for I
think we will be Successful thare. at eny rates we will heart
them very much be fore they get that Galent Citty.
but this is enough of war muse and I mus try to write of
Some thing else but, I hav nothing that would interest
you as I am here in a dull camp and never hear any thing
un till it is Stail in Richmond. but Aunty you Spoke
of Sending me a box before I left but do not do so
for I get plenty to eat and it would do me but little good
a mong So meny mouths and the goverment allows ous
a hundred and Seventy five Dollars for clothes  So you
know that is as much as I want, and if I was as Sure
that you would be as will provided for as my Self I assure
you I would be much better Sadisfied than I now am
So do not Send me eny thing until I write for it
and when you nex write let me know how you are getting a
long, in these hard times, and give my love to Cousin
Sallie tell her I hope her health has improved Since I left
and that She mus write to me I will allways be glad to hear
from her  Also to John, and be Sure and make Dump
and Mary write to me often for I do expect at least one
letter from them a week. give my love to all my friends
both Boys and Girls. tell them I hope to See them all
ear long. tell Mrs. Flernvy that JainP is well and as fat
as he can be, and now it is quite late and all my mess mates
are fast to Sleep and my candle worns me to close So good
                           night may God bless you is the prayer
                           of your Affecinate Nephew
                                        G. M. Waddy