William R. Anderson to Fannie L Anderson
Response to her letter dated ???
Green ink on white paper, 8" by 5 5/8"
1 sheet, both sides
Corinth Mifs May the 1st 1862
Dear Fannie
I recon when you open this and see who it is from you will think I have gone crazy or have been drunk for the last week, but it is not so � I am here and haven�t much to do and no thing to read therefore I can write often. I have nothing interesting to write but Jimmie Prather will leave tomorrow and I avail myself of ever opportunity of sending a letter by hand as that is saving ten cents � There is still one half of our Batalion on the sick list � one man in our Batalion died yesterday and another this morning � one was an old man and died of measles and inattention the other had a risen in his head � neither of them belonged to our company � I think Dr. Lovelace will attend to our company very well � Thos Grimmett is the only officer that we have that is worth one cent � to convince you the well boys in our company have been out scouting seven days with no officer with them except Lieut [sic] Grimmett, and he came on day before yesterday sick and now our boys are out scouting with no higher officer with them than a corporal � I still insist on your going back to our place and staying there until crops are laid by � you would be of great advantage there � you know Wesley�s mother is very poor and he has the keys to everything � at any rate if you were there I wouldn�t be as near crazy as I am � our little Negroes would fare much better if you were there and I think would make a great deal more produce � It seems to me that you are very slow in writing to me � if you knew how anxious I am to hear from you you would certainly write � you need not think because I am here in camp I have forgotten home � you charged me very particular to write to you � this is the fourth letter I have written to you without receiving the scratch of a pen from you � Write soon and tell me whether you have a Pitman coming � I dream of home every night � Your husband, Wm R Anderson � PS�We will move a mile and a half west of this place this evening �
�our place� � just west of JRA�s plantation