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was dated 1862, but no month given. September is the probable month. It
was written shortly after the battle of Fayette Courthouse. This letter
began with a list of soldiers who were wounded in that battle.
Geo. W. Walters in the head badly. John Simmerman slightly in the hand. Flem Shelton by a bomb and pretty badly bruised. Robert C. Jones very slightly in the head by a piece of shell. Jas. Shelton about the same way the last two are with the company the other 4 were left at the hospital. Well before day the next morning the Yankees set on fire a part of their commmissary stores and their medical store. By daylight we were persuing them. We pushed them so close that they burned several of their wagons in the road. We took 50 odd wagons at Fayettville and a large quantity of commissary supplies consisting of a large amount of bacon and about 200 boxes of crackers and a quantity of flour and various other things. Well we followed them on to Cotton Hill where we had another fight. Two of our men were killed and four or five wounded and 30 of the Yankees were buried here and 49 at Fayettville. I do not know the number killed on our side at this place but there were 8 outof our Regiment. We next run them from Cotton Hill and followed them to the river where we had another sharp fight. Several Yankees were killed, no body hurt on our side but here they burned up a large amount of ammunition and commisary supplies worth over a million dollars I suppose for there was any amount of bacon, sugar, molasses and salt. We saved here at least 1000 bushels of salt. From there we had skirmishes all the way down the river till we got here at this place we had another big fight and heavy cannonading but Co., C 51st was not engaged here. From the falls of Kanawha to Charleston we captured thousands of bushels of salt and other things in proportion in all is worth several thousand dollars. They tried to burn Charleston but we put it out. This is the largest and beautiful town I have ever seen, but enough about this. I have seen Jace and Alf and Jake Thomas and all the rest of the boys you know none of them are hurt. Jake told me that a ball passed near his left foot but did not hurt him. There were 6 or 8 of the minute men hurt. We heard Clay Whitman was shot in the stomach and may be dead by this time. Andy Blair had his right eye shot out and one leg broken but they say he will get well. I see no possible chance to get home now without running off. If you all were dead I could not get a furlough. They wonÆt even let us go to town. I hope this war will end before long and we can return home. Let me know how you all are getting as soon as you can. Tell father to do the best he can with the seeding. Jace says you can have his horse if you all can work her. I have nothing more of importance to write but I want you to write and tell me how many letters you have got with money in them and what amount was in each letter. I sent $10.00 in one $20.00 in one and $5.00 in one and I want to know if you got any or all or not. I want you to write soon for I am very uneasy until I hear from you all again. May the Lord bless and comfort us all and at last save us in heaven. Remember your husband till death. Thomas W. Fisher P.S. I send this in a Yankee envelop and this white piece is Yankee
paper.
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