Franklin County: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, March 4, 1864
Summary:
Demus describes the fatal wounding of one of his wife's relatives in a recent battle. He also
mentions that he is currently away from his regiment and "waiting on" an officer.
Mary Jane Demus
March the 4th 1864
Jackson vill florady
Mi Dear
this morning i receve yor kinde letter With grate pleaser i am happy to say that i am Well at present and i hope Whean thes fu lins reach you that tha ma finde you in good healte i am verry happy to hear that you ar geting a long so Well fer i am tying to get hom and i think i Will get hom as son as Wesely and bill Crunk Com back a gane i Did not Com hom before and i Wonte say Whean i Will get hom fer fear i disapont you a gane but i hope that it [unclear: ont] be long you Wante to now all a boute bill i Can tell you that he Was kild on the field the first time he Was sot Was in the arm and we tolde him to go to the reayr but he Wod not go and the he Was sot in the brest and Was kill Ded but i am happy to tell you that [unclear: Joseh] has got Well a gane the boll Just [unclear: Cilpp] his hed a littel jest a boute the [unclear: ie] that Was all that Was hirte frum ar plase that Was in ar redgment but it Was a hird fighe but We all stod as long as We Cod but i am happy to say that i ante With the redgmen now i am in Jackson vill Waiting on an offer and all i hafte to Dow is to blacking his boots in the moring and Clean his sorde in geting a long verry Will and i must tell i had the [unclear: masel] but i son got Well a gane but i ante quuite as fat as i Was but i son Will get fat a gane and Whean i faten oup a gane i Will send mi liknes to you it Will skar you to lok at it i am so big and fat mi face is twice as big as it Was Whean i Was at home i hafe not got much to rite this time but give mi love to fathr and lizabeth and to ant marry and to unkel solaman [unclear: harson] and Cusen gorge and Cusen rachel and to all the frends nothing more at present but reman
yor Dear husben untill deth yor frend
David Demus
