march the 26 1862

Dear Brother and sister

I take this present time to inform you that I am in tolerable and I hope these few lines may find you all well. I have nothing to write this time only we went up to the gap and had the pleasure of retreating home A gain. we weent up last fryday and laid in 'a'(unsure of the word) mile of of them and Saturday Morningwe Commeched fireing on them and Kild A good many of them. They Kild none of us but they Crippeld Some few. They Could Shoot as far as us with there cannons. we Shot 10 pound balls and they shot 64 pound Balls. They Coulden Shoot So Strait as we could. we was the batery gards and they Shot all there Guns to wards us and Some of them Bursted and some diden and Some of them Bussted Amongts us and there was where falling took plase we all fell flat Down and the (ineligble) all went over our heads. we fired ours them till Dark and laid there till Dark and laid there till Sunday Morning came home. the Devil Cant get them from behind there breast works if they would come out we Could whip them. I havnt got A letter for along time you must write soon and often so I will close you will se the proceeding of us in the paper.

Remaining Yours
James H Richeson to William Caldwell and his Wife.

Camp Cumberland Ford

Dear Friend

I have not forgot you yet. I often think of our last time that we have had together well ..... we all had a ....... Sreth? of what we have been wanting, but Diden come out Wright Though. We all want to fite so bad that once and awhile they fite themselves. I took a samll Knock the other Day and accidently came of pirty well. You no John measey? Ross (Rose) on the railroad knocked me down and set down on me and I had no more sens then to feel for his Cookers? and succeeded in finding and pulled them pirty near out. I wanted to look at them and he was seting on me A licking my fingers, at last I heard him say let us quit. I told him to hold on till supper was ready and that caused a big laugh. you must not tell no one

Write soon
James H R to ..... Caldwell

They was nothing Done with me for it.

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