MOORE COUNTY, NC - MISC - Mr. W Sears Letters - May 10, 1862 ************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Glenda Biggerstaff gleebigg@geocities.com *************************************************************** This letter has been transcribed just as written, line by line. No spelling errors have been corrected NAMES MENTIONED: Graham, Edward Love, T D Sears, W Mary 10, 1862 Suffolk Va 10 March/62 Mr W Sears Dear Cousin I am surprised you have not answered my letter long since I wrote you about a month ago and having received no answer up to this time I have concluded to write you another in hops that you speedly answer this one___We are stationed at this place for the present, but how long we are to remain here god only knows there is some talk that we will soon leave here and mooved back to Muspeeboro I supose you have long ere this heard of the victory of the 'Merrimac' over the Federal fleet, in "hampton Roads"___ It seems that she sunk the 'Cumberland' and burned the Congress, two of the largest Federal Steamers, Communication is now opened Betwen Richmond and Norfolk and it is thought that the enemy will make an attack either on this place or against Weldon. If the they att- ack us we will given a ? --wel- com--How are the the yoing ladies getting on? I would like exceedingly much to see some of them__Give them all my love & best wishes We have been this day paid off by the Captain in Confederate bills As I did not go home when all the rest of the Boys did__I shall avail my self of that pleasure sh- ortly__I expect to get a furlough in the course of a week or two & make you all a visit__Do have four months yet to serve, and may get into many a bloody fight before that time expect__I like it very well, we have tolerable ? fore just now, beef and and flour bread but I hope it will improve__ Our company and our Regiment__ enjoys excellent health at present, there is hardly one on the sick list, and I hope it will continue good, for we have suffered greatly in Western Va Now cousin you must be certain and write to me soon Direct your letter to Suffolk Va 11 Reg 14th NCV care Capt TD Love I believe I have no more to write about at present I am your devoted cousin Edward Graham