Augusta County: David B. Zimmerman to Mary C.
Baylor, September 29, 1862
Summary:
David Zimmerman writes to Mary Baylor about life in camp and that he is too weak
to run away from his regiment.
Miss Mary C. Baylor, Summerdean, Augusta Co, Va
Sep 29 62
Lynchburg
Well Mary
I will write you a few lines to let you know I still living. I thought you was dead as I have not heard from you since I
came over this side of the mountain the last time I heard from you I heard you
had got thrown off of a horse and got hurt. I hope you are over it by this time.
I am well at this time and hope when these few lines come to hand will find you
enjoying the same I would like to see you all but I cant get off from here with out running off
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and I am too weak to
do that I cant walk a mile yet and that is hard work for me yet I dont think I
will ever walk much more you would not know me if you would see me now. I wont
hardly be fit for survival this winter if I was able to go to Richmond I would
go there and get a furlough this is a hard place to
live you [unclear:
ought
] to be here to board with me a while and learn
something. They use dirt for seasoning in the place of
salt I could take the dirt out of the kitchen and stove with a shovel.
I have no more to write you you must write to me as soon as you get this and give me all the news nothing more for this time write soon
Ever your best friend
D. B. Zimmerman
