Another transcribed letter William Curtis Morgan sent to his wife Mary (Townsend) Morgan.
Don Coatney
Vicksburg Miss.
Nov 25th ,1863
Dear Mary,
I take my pen in hand once more to let you know where we are and how we are getting along.
We got our marching orders on the 22nd and left Natchez on the Steamer Empress at 12 m.
Went up to the Water Proff bend and landed and marched across to Water Proof. Made a rush
in the little town and captured 10 rebels, 10 horses and 7 mules. This was such a short
march that we only had to go 2 miles and the boat had to go 18 miles to catch up. We
waited till the boat came up, got aboard and proceeded up the river Nov 23rd. Stoped ( 3
Words Unreadable). Went ashore and marched across and captured 2 guerillas officers then
got on the boat and proceeded up the river arrived at Vicksburg at 10 pm Nov 24th
,disembarked and marched out to camp. We are now camped at Fort Hill. The fort the 23rd
undermined the 23rd and is out at Black river 12 miles from here on the Jackson railroad.
General Grisham is going to try to get the 23rd in our Brigade. I have 25 dollars I want
to send home but I d!
on't know where to send ( 1 Word Unreadable) it so I will send you five dollars in
this letter and five in the ( Missing Line) and will take it right to pap himself and that
will be 40 dollars out the last 52 and that is about as good as I can doo for it take so
much to keep me in tobacco here. If you get the 15 dolars I sent the 15th of this month
and 10 I am going to send. It will do you till I draw again and pap will save that 15. I
send by Berkey. If you need any more you can get that there is one month pay due us now.
Bill Stewart is here in a Pioneer Corps. Lieutenant Loyal M. Gibson has just came back he
has been home on furlo.
We are one hundred miles nearer home than Natchez so it won't take leters quite so
long to go. Well Mary it such a cold windy day and we haven't got our tents yet so it
is too disagreeable to rite much this time. I will rite again in a few days and send you
some more money. So no more at present.
Your Afectionate Husband
W.C.Morgan
Letter to Wife Mrs. Mary (Townsend) Morgan.
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