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Inventory of the C. D. Epps Papers, 1862-1915
Collection Number 5018-z

Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Collection
Information

H Descriptive vSummary

B Administrative

Information

H Online Catalog

Headings

H Biographical Note

H Collection Overview

B Detailed Description of

the Collection

Contact Information:

Manuscripts Department

CB#3926, Wilson Library

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC 275 14-8890

Phone: 919/962-1345

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Descriptive Summary

Repository

Southern Historical Collection

Creator

Epps, C. D. (Commodore D.), d. 1863.

Title

C. D. Epps Papers, 1862-1915 (bulk 1862-1863)

Call Number

5018-z

Language of Materials

Materials in English

Extent

Items: About 35

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Abstract

Commodore D. Epps enlisted as a private in Company F, 6th Georgia Cavalry Regiment, on
20 June 1862. He saw action at the Battle of Perryville, Ky., 8 October 1862, and at the Battle of
Chickamauga, Ga., 18-20 September 1863. Epps died on 15 December 1863 of wounds he
received at Chickamauga. The collection consists of 15 letters, 1862-1863, from C. D. Epps with
the 6th Georgia Cavalry Regiment in Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee, chiefly to his wife,
Catherine S. Epps, at the family farm, probably in Murray County, Ga. In the letters, Epps gave
his wife instructions for managing the farm, chiefly what to plant and who to hire to perform tasks
like making new fences; requested goods from home, like boots, clothing, and, above all, a
substitute; and described camp life and battles, especially the Battle of Perryville. Some of the
letters contain messages for his children, mother, and other family members. Epps wrote the last
letter, dated 13 November 1863, from Polk Hospital in Rome, Ga., where he was brought for
treatment of wounds suffered at Chickamauga. In this letter, Epps anticipated coming home, but
he died shortly after writing it. Also included are photocopies of segments of 6th Georgia Cavalry
Regiment muster rolls relating to Epps; Catherine S. Epps's 1864 claim as widow of C. D. Epps; a
portion of the 1870 census showing Catherine S. Epps resident in Spring Place, Ga.; and a 1915
statement of C. D. Epps's Confederate army service from the commisioner of pensions, Atlanta,
Ga.

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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access

No restrictions.

Alternate Form of Material

Microfilm copy (filmed July 2005) available.
Reel 1 : Entire collection

Alternate Form of Material

Typed transcriptions of letters are available.

Acquisitions Information

Purchased from Charles Apfelbaum of Watchung, N.J., in April 2000 (Ace. 98604).

Processing Information

Processed by: Rosljm Holdzkom, June 2000
Encoded by: Roslyn Holdzkom, June 2000
Revisions: Finding aid updated in May 2005 by Nancy Kaiser.
Funding from the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc., supported the microfilming of this
collection.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the C. D. Epps Papers #5018-z, Southern Historical
Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Copyright Notice

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as
stipulated by United States copyright law.

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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Agriculture-Georgia-History— 1 9th century.

Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863.

Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Cavalry Regiment, 6th.

Confederate States of America. Army—Military life.

Confederate States of America— Social conditions.

Epps, C. D. (Commodore D.), d. 1863.

Georgia-History-Civil War, 1861-1865.

Kentucky-History-Civil War, 1861-1865.

Perryville, Battle of, Perryville, Ky., 1862.

Soldiers— Confederate States of America— Correspondence.

Tennessee-History— Civil War, 1861-1865.

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Biographical Note

Commodore D. Epps, enlisted as a private in Company F, 6th Georgia Cavalry Regiment, on 20
June 1862. He saw action at the Battle of Perryville, Ky., 8 October 1862, and at the Battle of
Chickamauga, Ga., 18-20 September 1863. Epps died on 15 December 1863 of wounds he
received at Chickamauga.

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Collection Overview

The collection includes 15 letters, 1862-1863, from C. D. Epps with the 6th Georgia Cavalry
Regiment in Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee, chiefly to his wife, Catherine S. Epps, at the
family farm, probably in Murray County, Ga. In the letters, Epps gave his wife instructions for
managing the farm, chiefly what to plant and who to hire to perform tasks like, making new fences;
requested goods from home, like boots, clothing, and, above all, a substitute; and described camp
life and battles, especially the Battle of Perryville, Ky. Some of the letters contain messages for his
children, mother, and other family members. Epps wrote the last letter, dated 13 November 1863,
from Polk Hospital in Rome, Ga., where he was brought for treatment of wounds he suffered at the
Battle of Chickamauga. In this letter, Epps anticipated coming home, but he died of these wounds
on 15 December 1863.

Also included are photocopies of segments of 6th Georgia Cavalry Regiment muster rolls relating

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to Epps; Catherine S. Epps's 1864 claim as widow of C. D. Epps; a portion of the 1870 census
showing Catherine S. Epps resident in Spring Place, Ga.; and a 1915 statement of C. D. Epps's
Confederate army service from the commissioner of pensions, Atlanta, Ga.

Detailed Description of the Collection
Papers, 1862-1915.

About 35 items.

Folder 1

Letters, 1862
Folder 2

Letters, 1863
Folders

Typed transcriptions

Folder 4

Other materials

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Folder 3 of 4

August the 3, 1862

Direct your letter to Tunnel

Hill, Smith's Legion in care of Captain Anderson,

Camp Smith, Whitfield, GA.

Dear wife, I take my pen in hand to let

you know that I am well at this time and

hope these few lines will come safe to

your hands and find you and all the

rest enjoying the same blessing. I have

nothing of importance to write to you. I received

your kind letter. I was glad to here from

you all and that you all was well.

Catherine, I have a notion to go to Richmond

to Hugin(?) Company. I can get $50 dollars

to change with Van Cints' brother and I

had rather be in a foot company. I want

you and all the rest to write whether you

are willing or not. Catherine, I haven't drawn

any bounty yet and I don't no whether

I ever will or not. I don't know when we

will leave here. I want you to write to

me if you have had any news from Hamp (?)

Ridley and what he is doing; whether he is

a wagoneer or not. For Cints is a wagoneer

and I am to have his place if I go.

Catherine, you wrote to me to write to you

about managing. You know best now. Do the

best you can to make something to eat

and if I can help you I will do it.

1 don't know when I shall get any money,
but when I do you shall have part

of it if I live. Catherine, if you can get
anybody to come in my place on
reasonable terms, do it. Tell mother and all
the rest to write to me. I want to
hear from you often. They was 3 men
went home the other day to get substitutes
in their place. Manuel McCoy(?) went
home to get him a substitute. If you get
anybody, you come with them to the
camps. I would like to see you if I
could. I had a smuthering(?) this day was

2 weeks ago and I thought I would die,
but I sent for — (?) and he eased
me. I am well as common now. If you
want to come to see me you can come
to your daddy's and I will try to get

4 or 5 furloughs and come up there. If
you want to come, star(?) a letter from
there and tell me when you will be
there to a day. If you want to come
you had better be in a hurry. Tell all
my friends to write to me. Catherine, do
the best you can. I must dose,
nothing more at present. Only remains
yours truly until death. God bless
you.

C. D. Epps to Catherine Epps

Send me some of your hair.

Ae

Camp Smith, Whitfield County August the 10, 1862

Dear wife, I tal<e my pen in hand to let you

know that I am well at this time. Hoping these

few lines may come safe to hand and find

you and all of the rest of both families well

and friends. I have nothing of importance to

write to you. I received my bounty yesterday. I

would like for you to come to your daddy's as

quick as you could and fetch my boots, and a pair

of pants on the heels (?), and a fine comb, and a

hand towel. We are talking of leaving here but

I don't know when It may be before you could

get here but if you feel disposed to start

on the circumstances. Write me a letter as soon

as you get done reading this. Send it to Blairsville (?)

post office and mail it and state when

you will be there. I have no chance of sending

any money now. If you come I will try to meet

you there if we don't leave here before you can

come, and if you don't come I will send

you some money as soon as I can get a

chance. I want you to have work carried

on and try to make all you can. Seed

down all of the corn land in wheat and

rye. Fored (?) go and buy rye now and lay it in

5 bushels. Anything you need get it. Polear (?)

and Willie and Henry and Alford; I want

you all to be good boys and mind your

Mother and see how much work you
can do. Catherine, I want you to get
somebody to help build that fence on
the mountain and let the boys be a
clearing it up. Commence (?) in time if you do
come. Let me have a letter so I will know when
to meet you if I can and if I can't you can
see your folks and go home. Do this in a
hurry if you undertake it. There is running
thousands of soldiers down toward Chatanooga.
They are expecting a fite. All of our neighbors
is well. I want you to write me all the news.
Catherine, I will send you a shin plaster (?). Nick
Hulander said he would pay you corn for
what he owed me 45 cts. Gather up all your
little debts, tend to my hides. Put them in
new bark. Tend to old Darb. Save all the feed
you can. Tend to your hogs and cattle. So I
must come to a close. Nothing more at present.
Only remains yours truly til' death. C. D. Epps
to Catherine Epps. Dear mother and brother,
sisters and uncle, I am well at this time.
Hoping these few lines may find you all well
and doing well. I want you all to write
to me often. Direct your letters to Tunnel
Hill, Whitfield County, GA in care of Captain
Anderson, Smith's Legion.

Augustthe17, 1862

I

Camp Smith, Whitfield

Dear wife and children, mother and sisters,

brother and uncle. I take my pen in hand

to let you know that I am well at this

time. Hoping these few lines may come safe

to hand and find you all enjoying the same

blessing. I received your kind letter. I was glad

to hear that you was all well. I can inform

you that we have to leave this place. We

are going to Louden, Tennesee. We start a

Tuesday morning the 19th. We have drawn our

arms: double barrel shotguns, caterey boxes(?),

haver sacks, canteens, saddle bags, bridals, halters,

and some has drawn cavalry saddles.

Catherine, I sent you $20 dollars by Thomas

Butt. I would have sent you more but

cold weather will be here directly and I

want me an overcoat. I will buy me an overcoat

and I want you to make the balance

of my clothes against cold weather. 1 pair socks,

I pair gloves, 1 pair pants. Catherine, i want you

to send my boots as soon as you can. Catherine,

it takes a heap of money here to do a man's

washing. Tobacco .50 a plug, paper $1.75 . I don't

know when I will draw any more money. All

the boys has been in three months and has

not drawn their wages yet. Catherine, if anybody

wants to take my place and take

that lot and $75 dollars you come with

them to the camps. When we get to Louden

we will be nearer home than here. It is one

hundred miles from here to Louden. Catherine,

I sent vou a seventy five cents in a

letter. I will send you 50 cents in stamps.

I will send you some change to lift my letters

50 cents. I would like to see you mighty well

if I could. I want you to see Siles Ledfor (Silas Ledford ?) and

tell him to pay that money to you and

you pay it to Mother and credit her note $2.50.

Then put down in my day book $2.50 cents on

Ledford's note. Look at the note that Mother

has and see the credit and put down the day

and the date in the day book where I have the

balance what I had recieved. The news is said

to be that all men who has been discharged

has to come back into service unless been

discharged by the Secretary of War. I don't

know the certainty of it. Catherine, I want you
and my folks to write to me often. Show the
letter to them. All write together. Write me all
the news and I will do the same. All do the
best you can. I must come to a close by
saying I remains yours truly 'till death.

C. D. Epps

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Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky
October the 13, 1862. Dear
wife, I take my pen in hand
to let you know that I am
well at this time. Hoping
these few lines will come
safe to hand and find you
all well. I can say to you
that I have been in a little
skirmish fight. I fired five
rounds at the yankees and
the bullets whistled all
'round my head and the bombs
fell all round us. They was
a pretty heavy loss on both
sides. The fight was at Perryville.
We retreated from there
to our camp in order to
keep them from our camps.
They are all 'round here. We
are still having little fighting
'round here. We expect a heavy
attack and it will be /f /i ejW^

you the straight of it if

I come through. I don't know

whether I will or not, but

I am in hopes I will. I want

you to do the best you can

and I will do the same. Don't

be uneasy about me.

I want you to write to me

all the news. I have not

got time to write as much

as I want to write. I am

in hopes we will whip

them. Direct your letters

by the way of Knoxville

to Camp Breckenridge near

Frankfurt, Kentucky, Smith's

Legion in care of Captain

Anderson. Write to me often.

I must come to a close by

saying I remains yours truly

'Til death. Write whether you

received $5 dollars or not.

To C. S. Epps and all my friends.

C. D. Epps

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Cumberland Gap, Oct. 25, 1862
Dear Wife,

I take my pen In hand to let you know that I am well
at this time. Hoping these few lines may come safe
to hand and find you all doing well. I have not drawn
any money yet. If I had it would be a good chance to
send it to you by Jonathan Plott.

I want you to buy corn now. If you think you will not
have enough to do. I want you to have plenty to do.
Now is the time to get It. Try to fix to make more.
Maybe I will be home sometime. Make all the corn
(whiskey) you can. I sent $5 by Charley Jenson...

There is a bigger mountain here than I ever saw. We
have been in Kentucky... had a good deal of fighting
to dc.balls whistling all around... We had 5 or 6
wounded.. .1 man killed....

Georgia, Union County
December 21, 1862

Dear wife, I take my pen
in hand to let you know
that I am well at this
time. Hoping these few lines
may come safe to hand and
find you and all the rest
enjoying the same blessing.
I can say to you that
we are not going to start
til' after Christmas. I
am sorry that I did not
know it, I could have stayed
with you a few more days.
I got a pair of shoe leathers
and a pair of half soles

I paid $3 and 50 cents
for the leather. I am going
To make me a new pair of
shoes and take with me
and I am going to half
sole and patch my boots.
I have got nary blanket
But i will have
one before I leave. Charley
paid me $5 dollars. I got

my watch from (?). He

said Suten (?) charged $ 6 dollars
and he told Mike that
Suten charged $5 and 50 cents
and Ruben (?) charged 50 cents
for going after it. I paid

him $5 dollars and
I will pay him the
balance when Charley
pays me the balance. I
will take with me for
fear I will need it. I
Sent and got that
knife and nine balls and
he claimed the knife but
he sent it to me. He asked
if I was at home. Maren (?)
told him I was. He says
well if I was a mind
to tell a lie about
it he would send them
to me. He is a rascal. He
said I give him the knife

but I did not give him
The balls. I sent him
word back that he was
a infernal liar, that I
had give him the rest of
the things as much as the
knife. I give Jason the durk(?)
knife and that knife I got
from you for his knife.
Catherine, I want you to
write to me as soon as you
get this and put them
watch keys in the letter.
Direct your letter to Mill
Creek. Catherine, I am sorry
that I did not stay longer
but I did not know. God bless

you.

C. D. Epps C. S. Epps

December the 30, 1862

Georgia, Union County

Dear wife, I take my pen in liand to

let you know tliat I am well at

this time. Hoping these few lines may

come safe to hand and find you and

all the rest well. I can say to you

that Charley paid me five dollars and

he won't pay me any more. Rube Pritchard

is going to move to Tennesee. Charley

would not pay him and come to me and

I paid him five dollars that you owed

him. I paid him six dollars for the fixing

the watch. I paid one dollar and fifty cents

to Go (George ?) Plott for a quart of brandy. I paid

two dollars a coming up here. I paid three

dollars and a half for leather. I have

paid out eighteen dollars and received

five. I have got nine dollars and a half

left. I haven't got nary blanket yet.

I have tried the whole country but

I think I can get one from John Boone (?),

a good one for eight dollars. I am going

to see him day after tomorrow. He has

two. He said he would sell me one for

eight dollars. It will take all the money

I have but one dollar and fifty cents.

Catherine, I don't expect to start 'til

the tenth of next month. Captain

Anderson is not 'til then. He says we

will all go together. Catherine, I am

sorry that I did not stay longer with

you, but I did not know they was going

to stay so long. Catherine, I think

you might come up and see me before I

start. If you do come, fetch me five dollars

and them watch keys and a box of

caps and if Wesley will take a dollar

and a half for that locket fetch it.

Catherine, don't think that I run off

on purpose to keep from staying with

you. I want to see you mighty bad. If

I had known they was going to stay

so long when I first came up here

I should have come back there. Catherine,

if you take the notion to come, start

as soon as you get these lines. I seen

Harelson about that salt. He said
it would be here in a few days. Catherine,
Elliot Collins wife is dead and Columbus
Spurllng's wife and child is dead. I
Shall look for you, whether I see you
or not. If you come, start as soon
as you get these lines. I must come to
a close by saying I remain yours
truly until death.

C. D. Epps

Mikes and Peters is all well as
far as I know. Peter has not started
yet. I do not know when he will.
Mike said it might be that he would
stay 'til his captain goes. His captain
is at home.

C. D. Epps

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January 30, 1863

Louden, Tennesee

Dear wife, I take my pen in
iiand to let you l<now that I
am well at this time. Hoping
those few lines may come
safe to hand and find you
and the children and all the
rest well and doing well. I have
nothing of importance to write
to you. I received two letters from
you stating that you was
well. I was glad to hear it. I
wrote you a letter dated the 17 of
this instant with 50 cents in
it. Write whether you got it or
not. Our captain has resigned
and is going home shortly. He is
going to sell his horses. I will
be afoot. Write to me whether
you could do without old Darb
or not. In haste, I can buy one
here by paying a big price. I don't
want to disfurnish you. I expect

so I could give it to you.

I want you to write what arrangements

you have made about

salt. I sent 5 dollars off to

get 50 pounds of salt for you.

I told mother to get it and pay

for the hauling and save it for

you. She said she would do so. I gave

Mike an order to draw your 20 pounds.

He said he would do so. We are

stationed here at Louden. I don't

know how long we will stay here.

We have got good tents. We

get plenty of corn bread and

beef and bacon, rice, sugar, and

salt peas. We fare pretty well here.

I want you to write to me where

Washington is stationed at and

how to direct a letter to him

and also Peter the same.

Did you hear taht Peters regiment

was taken prisoners or did you

our battalion (?). Tom Satefield heard

Peter Mack Danel (McDaniel ?) will be
our captain. You wrote to me to
write to you the straight of that
little rally that our boys had
across the mountain. They had
been out on a scout and lay
down and took their rest and
did not put out any pickets
and the yankees came on them
next morning and fired on them
while they was getting their
breakfast and charged upon
them and took about 50 of
them prisoners and about 60
horses. They got Bill Hulander,
Columbus Spurlin (Spurling ?) and killed
Joe Saterfieid and the sargent
major. I could name several others
but these were in our settlement.
They was but 2 killed. I would
send you some money but I
am afraid to risk it. I would
be glad that I could see you

from Jim. He said nothing about
it. Write to me whether the old
man bought that place or not
and whether you are going to stay
in the house with your father
or not. I want the boys to work good
and make a big pile of corn
and ask me to the shucking.
Sarah, I saw your old man. He
is well. Catherine, send me them
watch keys if you please. I have
Got a watch and no key. I can't
but nary key. I have tried every
place. Send me that watch cord
the first chance and buy that
locket and send It too. Catherine,
I would be glad the war
would stop so I could come home
and stay with you. I am in
hopes the time will soon roil
'round. Direct your letter to Louden,
Tennesee. Nothing more at present,
only remains yours. C. D. Epps

April the 1, 1863

Louden, Tennesee

Dear wife, i take tlie pleasure
of dropping you a few lines to
inform you that I am not
well. I have a mighty pain in
my eye. My command is gone
to Ashville, Buncom (?) Co. They
started yesterday morning and
I was sent here to the hospital.
We have good fare here. Catherine,
don't be uneasy. I received
two letters from you. I was
not able to answer them.
I don't know how long I will
stay here. I expect 'til my eye
gets well, then I will
go to the boy (?). Write to
me whether there Is a nag
could be bought or not. Nothing
more at present. Only remains
yours truly until death.

C. D. Epps

Camp Randall near Decater

May 6, 1863

Dear wife, I take the opportunity

of writing you a few lines to

let you know that I am well at

this time. Hoping these few lines

may come safe to hand and

find you enjoying the

same blessing. I have nothing

of importance to write. I do not

know when I will leave here. I can

say to you that Ellerd(?) Did

not mistreat me. He got me transportation

to the camp of instruction ..

and sent me there ; <

without a guard. He said no ;

one had not told that

I had tried to keep out of

the way. He said the way it

started. He asked Killgro (?) If

home about two weeks and
Had been passing the road and
knocking about 'mong the people.
I am in very good heart. I think
I will get to go to my command
in a few days. I heard from
Tinesly(?) Epps. A man come from
there a few days ago and seen
Lige Teague(?) and told him that
He was in California and was
well. Lige is here and told me
you need not to write 'til
you hear from me again.
So I will come to a close
By saying I remain yours
truly until death. ;

C. D. Epps

May the 27, 1863

Cumberland Gap, Tennesee

Dear wife, I take my pen in hand
to inform you that I am well
and hope these lines will find
you all enjoying the same blessing.
I can say to you that I have
got to my command. I got
here yesterday. I would have written
sooner, but I did not know how
long I would be at a place.
The yankees is on the other side
of the mountain. They captured
/ two of our pickets the other
day and wounded one. I am
going to buy me a horse. I have
to but or go to the infantry.
Boys, make all the corn you can.
Write to me all the news.
Catherine, write to me as soon as
you get this. Direct your
letter to Cumberland Gap, Tennesee
in care of Captain Butt
4 (?) Georgia Cavalry. Write
to me all the news that
you hear from the boys
and where they are at.
So I will come to a close.
I remain yours truly
until death.

C. D. Epps

June the 7, 1863

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Cumberland Gap, Tennesee

Dear wife, I take the pleasure of

dropping you a few lines to inform

you that I am well at this

time. Hoping these few lines may

come safe to hand and find you

all well. Catherine, we have not

drawn any money yet. I will not

draw this time because I was not

here to muster for pay. I will

not draw but eleven dollars a

month because I had no horse. I

Will have to mount myself

or go to the infantry. Catherine, ' -

when I got back here to the command

it was all right. They said nothing

to me. Catherine, write to me whether

you have heard from Peter lately

or not. They have been fighting very strong

at Vicksburg. Write how Wash (Washington)

come out in mounting himself

and how Poke is doing. I heard

from Mike. He was in a fite and

came through not hurt. Fate Oulery (O'leary ?)

And John Kees (Keys ?) was killed. Catherine,

I wrote you a letter the next day after

I got here. I wrote you a letter at

the camp of instruction. Catherine,

they put me in the guard house

at the camp of instruction and

at Knoxville but I don't care for

it. I fared splendid. My command

done nothing with me. They was glad

to see me. Write whether Henry got

to come home or not. Catherine I would

love to hear from you. I have not

heard from you since I seen you.

Catherine, direct your letter to

Cumberland Gap, Tennesee to the

6 Georgia Cavalry in care of Captain

Butt, Company F. So I will come

to a close by saying I remains

yours truly until death. Write

soon.

C. D. Epps

July 31, 1863

Camp near Jonesborough (?), Tennesee

Dear wife, I take my pen in
hand to inform you that I
am well at this time. Hoping
these few lines may come safe
to hand and find you and all
the rest well. I received your kind
letter. I was glad to hear from
you. We have been on a march
twelve days. We landed here yesterday
evening. We are one hundred and
thirty miles from Louden. We have
been after about four hundred
rennegades. We captured about
fifteen prisoners and killed the ,
colonel and two others. They was going
to Lincoln's Army. Don't think hard
of me for hot writing, for I have not
had the chance to write. I have some
money for you. I wish you had
it. I have a pair of shoes for
you. Write to me whether you have

heard from Peter or not. They have
all gone home that was able. I do
not know how long we will stay
here. The mar standes (?) It very well.
Write all the news. Direct your letter
to Jonesborough, Tennesee. When you
go to Union you must rent out
that land to somebody. Phillip
Hullander wants it, but you let
it out to the best advantage. I
want all the stalk land seeded.
Shure (?) and let somebody put
up their rails on that mountain
and have all they can make two
years and all so the same in them
bottoms and tend the stuble and
pay the third and all so the small
grain. Write soon as you get this. Nothing
more at present. Only remains
yours truly until death. God
bless you.

C. D. Epps

August the 16, 1863

Camp near New Market, Tennesee
Dear wife, I take my pen in
hand to let you know that I
am well at this tiem. Hoping
these few lines may come
safe to hand and find you
all well. I have nothing of
importance to write to you. We
are now on a march towards
Knoxville. We will get there
in two more days. I don't
know where we will go from
there. I will write as soon as
we stop. If you answer this ^^ -
letter, direct to Louden. I
Haven't had a letter in
some time. I have received
two letters from you since
I left home. When we stop

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you and a pair of shoes.

When I write, if you come

I want you to come as soon

as you get the letter. For

I don't know how long we

will stay at a place. Write

to me whetehr you have

heard anything of Peter

or not and the rest of

the boys. We have been marching

Ever since we left Sweetwater.

Everything is still

here now. You may make me

a handkerchief and fetch (?).

So I will come to a close

by saying I remains yours

truly until death.

C. D. Epps

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Polk Hospital, Rome, GA

Nov. 13, 1863

Dear wife, I take the pleasant
opportunityto write you a few lines to let
you know that I am getting along
well at present. Hoping when this comes
to hand it will find you all well also.
The doctor told me he thought I would be
able to come home by next Sunday week
and you must come prepared to take me
home. You must bring one good straw bed
and one good feather bed and two pillows
so you can carry me. Be sure and bring
them for the doctor won't let me go
until you come well prepared to carry
me good and easy. There is no news to
write of importance.

C. D. Epps

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