My name is Dwayne Garrison and I live in Colleyville, Texas. Recently, I was reviewing some
family letters and I came across this letter that was written in Upshur County during the Civil War.
About twelve years ago an uncle showed the letter to me and I had copied it. Someone in my family
had took the time to study the letter and type it so it would be easier to read. 
 
Below is the content of the letter:

Upshur Co. Tex. July the 23 1862
     my dear companion
I again Seat my Self to drop you a few lines to let you no that we are all well at this time but your
sweat babe he is not well he has got the bowel complaint he was mity fretful al day yesterday but
he appears to be doing verry well to day hoping when those few lines comes to hava (?) they will find you enjoying the same like blessings of health my Dear I hav nothing much to communicate to you only I heard from thomas the other night they are in misissippi I dont recollect the name of the pacle they was at Jones was up about dryhhide has jest come from there he sais Thomas was sick in the hospittle but he was getting about well when he left Marian is fixing to go to war now he has joined Lee(?) earps co that he is making up now it is a cavelry they are going to start to little rock
arkansas the 15 of next month they say they are ordered now from 18 to 40 but I dont no how true it is the yankes sais the south is most whipt they was a man up hear rote a letter back to his wife he
sent a letter back to his wife that he tuck from a yankey the yanky had rote to his wife he said 1 or
2 more fits will whip the south and they was a going to make slaves out of the women and put the
men to razing cotton we hant had no rain up her yet I want you to rite to me often and come home
ever chanc so I will come to a close by saying I want you to come home as qick as you can so
good by for a while my Dear
 
Rite Soon Rite Soon
 
M.P. Garrison
W.G. Garrison
P. W. Garrison
 

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