Georgia: Chattooga County: Civil War Letters, Correspondence between Aaron M. Sewell and Louisa Dorsett Sewell, his wife ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Linda Harris Weefuddled@aol.com ==================================================================== Chicamonga Oct 17 1863 Dear Wife Mr W. C. Eadmonson is going to return home from visiting his son in the 9th regt i will send you a few lines in haste We will move today one mile to get a better plase to camp I will send a coat & pair of trousers to you by mr Edmon son whitch you will finde in care of S hawkins I haven't Received any letter from you yet but I think ill get one today.. Lou I am anxious to here from you & if I get a leter to day Ill write agan soon & if not ill wait till i get a letter from you if you come to see me bring me some Sirrup & potates & good biscuit & my comfert & severel fitee tricke & if you cant come send them by some reliable man if any person was comin in a wagon you could come page two Lou I will write to all of you at once ill write to S.C. Sewell Siccero you if you are at home you stay till you can kill that litle beef of your mothers & dry him & I believe you oughtto kill all of them that is fat for you can dry it & it will do to eat I fere they will be taken from you & all so see if you can get corn for her to faten her Hogs Louisa write a casionaly I cant write any more now A M Sewell Tiner Station Monday Oct 19th/63 Four Miles above chickamonga Dear Wife mr Johns on Got up to see the boys last Eavening & found us all well I was glad to here from you yes as much so as I ever was all most for I dident knew but what you had started up to see me & we would be gon.. we had orders to go to Cleveland & yet expect to go we may not go to day but I cant tell.. I got the things you sent me & was glad to get them.. you now Lou that I want to see you just as bad as I ever did but if you didnt get to come when we first come up here I am glad you didnt come now.. I wrote you a letter by Mr Eadman son & sent you my coat & pants that I drew last my shoes ware cloths i sold them & my [illegible, illegible] my hat isent verry good. Mr. Eadmonson sayd hee would leave them clothes at hawkins & a letter you will please call for them page two Louise you rote me that you had wool to make me an over coat I think i can do with out it D M rounsvall says he wants to get a blanket in plase of his over cart & so I will get me a blanket & make out you may do any thing you please with it or nothing.. Just do what you think best with it make your self a garment.. Collar my close when you get them & save them for me & save my suit that I carry home by the last suit brown or black orange color you can most conveniontly came at Louisa tell mother & sister Zana that I saw Mr. Floyd a few minutes ago & he said T.F. was well yesterday morning I still think siccero is at home [ink stain] starter any had to go home midle of 1st week.. tell susen to have wheat soad in the feale that Cleton Tolender to work & let it make all it will tell her to Cill all her yearlings & save the hides & dry the meat & sell all but one cow or maby she can loan one of them for there fead if so do so till spring then take her agan page three I saw cosen frank Sewell last night he was verry sick with the flux he sayd he ahdent eat anything in four days till i gave him some of my juise he was going to a Hospital but I cant tell whare Louisa you must write to me as soon as you get this & gave me a full epostol tell me some of the secrets of your minde while you are a lone I like to get feeling letters from you Pray for me at ni ght morning & noon & at church & if I am never permited to go with you to church agan i hope to be with you in paradise & you may finde my name Regestered in the church book as testimonony that I am a true folower You must injoy yourself just the best you can you may not spend any time in make ing any more clothing for me until I tell you what I want I expect for the confed eracy to clothe me I will write some to your pa & then close so good by Your true & Affectionate Husband till death A M Sewell page four MR Dorsett Dear Sir as the present period time ad mits ill address you all so we are here awaiting transportation to go up in the direction of Knoxville I cant tell how high we will go up we will be apt to go to Charles ton up on hinasey river i will write when we get up there direct you letters to cleavland I was sorry to here of your hogs & cows dying I hope you will have good luck yet & get your corn gath erd & wheat soad & molases made & potatoes dug. I dont now what elce to do than for you to sell flight Sell her for as much as you can & ill be satisfide with it dont [illegible] [illegible] your time but get as much as you can sell her just like she was yours & that will satisfy me May god bless & save us all is my prare Yours truly & respectfully Aaron M Sewell