GEORGIA - CIVIL WAR LETTERS 1864 Hollywood Alabama Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Rstarthistle@wmconnect.com Rhonda Raye Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Camp 40th Ala Hollywood Friday Aug 9th-/64 Dear Mollie Your's of sept the __?__ came to hand this evening I was glad indeed to receive if for I had began to get impatient waiting for a letter from: I received one Etta written two days later than your's got it before I got yours but hers came by mail & your's by hand: Sergt. Lockard brought yours I have not seen him yet he is about two miles from here (sent the letter to me) Well my dear I am glad you never had any more chills: hope you may enjoy good health this fall &winter I have recieved letters from Ma, Sis, Sallie, and Mammie, all since we came to this place I have received about 8 letters since day before yesterday morning! have answered all except your's & Etta's and they came to day. will answer your's now & will answer her's as soon as I can get some paper, this is my last peice I use a great deal of paper writing business letters for members of our old company wish I could get letters from my friends every day never get tired of reading & answering my friends letters. My dear you seem to think I will come home soon I fear you will be disappointed for I see no probability of geting a furlough soon: I have allready applied for a leave of absence & if it is granted I will go to ma's to stay one day: would like to go home but but will not have time to go home & get back before any __?__ will be out: If I get my I will be at ma's on the 12th. want you to be there: But you must not be disappointed if I don't come for I have but little hopes of coming: I would like for you to come see me if I knew we would stay here but we expect orders to move every day: this would be a fine place for you to stay at if I had money for it is a pleasant place & I could get house soon any where: most of the people have left here this is a flourishing little town there was about two hundred boarders here untill the yankees came up with their gun Boats: now the boarders have all gone; I __?__ there are fifty nice houses here unoccupied. a great many of them are well furnished with nice beds & furniture of all kinds The yanks are not far off their whole flot of gun boats lie in sight of us all the time and one Boat comes near the Beach every night and then leaves again in the morning: we could shoot but if we were to fire at her She could shell us off the Beach so we don't wish to fire at her as long as she remains peacable and does not attemp to land troops: (though we intend trying to blow her up with a torpedo to night. would not be surprised if we have an interesting time for the other boats will be very apt to shell us if we succeed in distroying this: have one exceeding fine time now: but would not be astonished if we were have bad times soon: well my dear I will be compelled to finish my letter on pieces of paper. NOTE: Robert Thomas Michelberry Simmons 40th Alabama volunteer infantry born in Troup Co, GA, lived in Sumter Co, GA, raised AL, sheriff of Scott Co MS in 1880 and 1881 (I have some tax receipts with him collecting as sheriff from that time). Then ended up in Meridian, Mississippi.