YANCEY COUNTY, NC - LETTERS - Archibald Hensley to John Hensley --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- Oct 11th /62 Camp near Bunkers Hill N.W Father Dear Sir We are still in Camp near Bunker's hill drilling. we drill three hours aday times is giting very harde with the Sowldiers in regard for something to eat we get nothing but beaf and flour and sometimes not anuf of it. I have no news that is worth your attention we get no nusspapers and no but little about the public affairs it is the opinion of some that peace will bee made shortly but as my part I don't see any better prospect of it than I did sixt months ago but from my own observation I no this war cant last agreat while longer from the fact the Confederate States cant support it it is now a tite sqwease for the sowldiers to live on what they get Nearly one fifth of them are barefooted and shoes cant be got for them there is a many one that hasnt got the 2nd shirt When we were in Maryland bacon was worth 8 cts corn 60 cts wheat 100 coffee 5 lbs to the dollar Sugar 10 cts lb Sidy 10 cts everything cheap as it was before the war I dont see any prospect of afight hear shortly though when we fall back from hear I shal look for one The Yankees are afraid to attact us hear they cant attact us hear without wadeing the Potomic and they tride that once and cost them too much before they got back again. I am sorry to tell you that the Smallpocks are raging in Camps which will do us agreat injury though we have narry case of it in this brigade the boys are being vaccinated and doing all they can to stop it with that exceptions the health of the Army is the best I ever saw it. Our Reg is small too C. has been taken from it and gone to Tenn. Capt. Young is about to get a discharge. Col. McElroy hasnt come with his conscripts yet It is Gen. orders to gave discharges sick furloughs and Transfurs more to the sowldre i had a thot of geting a transfur to the 29th N.C. Reg. You will pleas tell Thomas Edge that Capt. Young says he didnt get him to pay me teen dollars if he dont tell him I shall think he ant honest fer I let him have the money when he was out. I am plenty confident that you can get McDanel out of the Army if you will try John Nils and Myself is well--yours truly A. Hensley (Letter written to John Hensley by Archibald Hensley in 1862) ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Brenda Normandin ___________________________________________________________________