Georgia:  Chattooga County:  Letter from Burton Yeargan to his cousin, 
Louisa Sewell, 28 March 1864

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This letter is from my great
grandfather, Burton Yeargan, to his cousin, Louisa Sewell, and 
Is from the microfilm containing the Aaron Sewell Civil War
letters. Burton Yeargan's mother was Dorcas Dorsett. It is trans-
cribed as it was written.

Camp Thomas, Orange Va. March 28th, 1864
Mrs. Louisa Sewell
Dear Cousin, it is with grate pleasure that I take
my seat to drope you a few lins which will inform you
that I am well at the present hoping when thes few
lins coms to your hand they my find you anjoying the
same grate blessing I havent any news that wold
interrest you every thing is quiet hear at the presant
and we ar seeing a good time to what we have bin
seeing all the winter our Brigade and one other has
bin on detached survis all this winter and have bin
rading round after the yankey cavalry all winter an
they have also bin rading around thru hear tho they
don but littel daresay and tho they got close enuf to
Richmond to throw shell into camp be so you may no
that the citisens have a rite smart stir round tho
they run them back without the los of a man we was
there in the valley of virginia an just as soon as the
yankee comenced making raids thro hear they ordered us
back to our old division so we ar now back with the
hale army and expect we will have to face the musick
just as soon as the weather will admit of it we have
had som very bad weather hear this weak it snowed last
Tuesday till the snow was About 18 inches deap tho it
has cleared off an is quite pleasant today tho I fear
that thar will not be many such day till it will bring
Around something that will not bee so very plesant to
us tho I hope not for your cousin is getting very
tyard of this thing they cal fightting for thar is
very littel fun to bee seen in it fight I think that I
cold see as mutch fun if I was at home with my little
wedlock tho it looks like she has forsaken me I have
not receaved but one letter from her since I was at
home I receavied but very few letters by mail since I
got back to this state and for what reason I cant say
for I have written mour than I ever did in the same
length of time be four and receaved less it looks like
that all my kindred an friends has forgoton me well
Cousin I hope that you will not treat me as all the
rest has I want you to write as soon as this coms to
hand and gave me all the news so I will bring my few
lins to A close for want of somthing to write tel
Cousin sis that I have written to hear and havent
receave any once I must praise that sam of them
bouregard attracting her attention a littel to mutch
which causes her to neglect writing to me gave Cousin
Aron my love and respects and tell him to write to me
I will clos by assigning myself your affectionate
cousin til deth. Burton Yeargan