Letter from Thomas Taylor to his wife, Sarah E. Alexander Taylor, from Fairfax Station, Sept. 4, 1861, Autauga, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/autauga/history/letters/tstaylor1.txt ================================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Dr. Gene Cross ================================================================================ June 2003 Fairfax Station Sept. 4, 1861 My Dear Good Wife: I am now in camp with Bro. Wm. Taylor & here let me remark that you would never have known him he has fattened up so much. He has turn out his whiskers & looks as red as a foxes tail. I am as well as I ever was. I slept last night with nothing but my blanket to cover me on the ground near our boys. We did not get to the Camp until this morning (Wednesday) owing to a delay at Manassas. We found the boys all well with few exceptions, Lieut. Davis & his Brother Wm. Clark & Mr. Jones are sick. The boys have not heard from John Davis, Buck & Coffee but once since he was taken prisoner. They expect a fight every day at this place & all seem anxious for it. Bro. Wm. sends his love to you & says kiss my dear little boy. Kiss him for me and never let him forget me. I want to see him but that is impossible now for a while. We had a tough time on the road. I did not get but one n1ghts sleep & that was last night. Prof. Whit Smith of Autaugaville is here & all right & has been so all the time. He sends his regards to all the good old folks of Autauga. Cape Wms. & Bob are here & Bob is mending. He will perhaps start homein a few days (tomorrow perhaps). Tell Mother & Father that they need not be uneasy about me or Bro. Wm. I believe that camp life will agree with me & we will be cared well for if we get sick. Billie says tell Sister Matilda & Lavinia that he received the things that they sent him & were very much obliged them, but he has no need of them now. Give them our respects, tell them to write to us. Back your letters just this way. Thos. S. Taylor. Company L, Sixth Regt. Ala. Vol. Care Capt. Davis. Fairfax Station, Va. We expect though to be moved next Sunday I do not know when, but you must write to me every week to this place until you hear from me again. I must now close. I think I will be in Brothers Mess. God bless you my Dear devoted Wife Your Husband Thos. S. Taylor Mrs. S. E. Taylor.