Milam County Texas Archives History - Letters .....Walker Perkins To Wife #2. (Civil War) December 3, 1863
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Rob Perkins rperkins@stx.rr.com January 19, 2008, 4:58 pm

Galveston, Texas December the 3 ird, 1863

Dear wife and children, I embrace the preasent opportunity to drop you a few 
lines to let you know where I am and that I am well. I arrived on the first at 
this place in good health and found the command all well and in high spirits. 
I also found my cloathes all right and am very proud of them, my coat fits 
fine. I can wear it over my shirts but it is a little tight but answers well. 

I have delivered all the cloathes that was sent by me. We had a very cold time 
coming down when we arrived at Houston we found that we had been dismounted 
and our command sent to Galveston. We had to carry our horses out to Oister 
creek and then to come back to Houston and take the train. There is a man 
detailed for every five hoarses to take care of them and I had rather that 
they were there than here.  We had to pay sixteen dollars for staying all 
night in Houston and had to stay two nights there but the last night we had no 
hoarses. It cost me very high to come from home here. This city is a soldier’s 
city as there is but few people here but soldiers. We are quartered in the 
best houses in the place. I am now writing in a fine plastered room that is 
very comfortable.

I am not quartered with the company, a part of our men are in the same house 
with the Col. We draw our rations and hire it cooked. We have to pay $3 a 
month apiece for cooking and by that means. We have a regular boarding house 
and everything considered doing first rate, much better than I expected. I 
have no idea how long we will be kept here, perhaps until our time is out. If 
so I am willing as we will be in houses this winter. The only drawback here is 
wood but as the houses are tight, it takes but little. I have not been round 
to see the sights yet… the forts in particular. I will write something on that 
head in my next.

There was a number of ships in the bay the first day that we were here, but 
they have left with the exception of the regular blockaders. I have nothing 
more at present that will interest you. I have been wishing that Mose could 
have been down in order to have my hogs killed as the weather has been fine 
for the business but you and him must arrange that yourselves. Write to me as 
soon as you get this and tell Mose to also kiss the children for me and give 
my respects to all the friends. It is nearly time to drill and I must close. 
So good bye, your affectionate husband.

W. P. Perkins


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