| Letter # 12,- D., From Chester Covell, to his • Cousin Jerusha Covell, in Indiana., Vienna Oct., l6th /64., |
| Dear Cousin:- It is with pleasure; though sad at heart that I again seat myself to write a few lines to you. I am well at present hoping that these few lines may find you all the same I received your kind letter in due season. Mother's health is not very good and my Brother as near as I can learn, was killed or wounded and taken prisoner near Richmond the 7th of this month. Jerusha, I do not feel much like writing this evening, so if my letter is short you must excuse me this time. I think of you all often and would like to cone and see you this . winter, I am very lonesome here, there has been such a. change here while 1 was in the service that it hardly looks like home to me-, if I cannot get someone to stay and do the chores this -winter it will not do for me to go away from here as Mother and the small children are alone. « I find every thing in bad shape here and have plenty to do,, everybody is complaining of hard times here. I have seen worse, and expect to again before this war is over, a great many think this war is most to a close but I cannot as yet see one bright spot. I expect Uncle Wm's boys at home in a few days, there is hardly a person left in old Vienna of my old acquaintance, nothing but the howl of a Oct wind here that it seems natural. I never was so lonesome in my life, if my folks could do without me here I beleive I would go back to the Army. Well I must draw my letter to a close and try to pass a. fewr hours in. sleep, Jerusha write as often as you can» ',When I write again perhaps 1 can do better than I have this time, and will try and write a little to all of you. Good bye for the present, Please Write often.
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