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Camp Thorney Springs Near Dublin March 24th 63
Dear Dumpie
As this is a bad, and rainey day I will
devote a short time in writing to you, every thing up here
looks gloomey and the boys are all sleep or playing cards
and in fact that is the way we pass off our time
and you know that is indeed a dull life for me
to lead. I often think of the meny plesent times
I saw while in Old Richmond and hope that the
time is not far distant when I may [react?] the meny
plesent
times over a gain. how is times thare now have you all
had eny Parties since I left and is Mr. Rock left
yet or not. Old Salome is on hand so I am told
and has paid his respects to Mary, very often I
should not wander if I find them united in the
holey bands of -------, ear long, give me all the points
when you write. I wrote to John the day after I reached
camp, but as yet hav not receeved a word in reply
tell him he mus write soon give me all the nuse.
the boys up here are very much dissadesfied and hav
ben trying to get a transfir to other companies
but thay cant do so on acount of the Capt he will not
allow eny one to go. as for my self I do as I pleas
say eny thing I wish and in fact I am displeased
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on a count of thare being so lenient with me I refuse
to go on detailes and the other day I had to go after
corn and I got ready and by the time I got a bout
a hundred yards from camp I run the old wagon
over a stump broke the old wheel all to pieces and the
concequence was thay sent some one else in my place.
I am determine as long as thay treated me as thay
did while I was at home I will make up for it
now, thare is a good meny your Ladies up here
but the Ugliss Girls that I ever, saw, and some
of the Boys spend thare lesure time by going to se
them. Tom Straton is a great Beau a mong them,
he is very ancious to carry me a round but I all
ways decline the invintation. as yet I hav not left camp
since I arrived here for the first two or three days I can tell
you what I had the Blues very bad ['very bad' underscored] but I hav
now goten over that, and make my self easy let the world
wag as it may with the exception of the other night thay beet
the drum a bout mid night and had Roal Call to find out if
eny of the boys had run the blockade found all present but
one and thay sent six men out on horses to catch him and
now he is in the gard tent on bread and water for ten
days but as he is a substitute it makes but little difference
nou of our boys ever hav to suffer so. All I [hated?] was
to get out of a good worm Bunk to go out in the snow to
answer to my name but I told Capt Walker that I
never would get up a gain without the Yankees ware coming
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after ous on eny consideration, he laughed at me but I
will be as good as my word. Old Dick, D is still the
same he goes by the name of Crazy Dick and a
biger fool than he is I never saw, his nose runing as usual ['nose...usual' underscored]
Bill Davies is rather down in the mouth Plumer Gretter
has cut him out an maid his sweet heart discard
him he has written to Gretter demanding Sadesfaction
but Bill you know wont fight and that will be the end
of it. little Bob Wood is here corasponding with eny body
he can get a chance to, and Bruce has goten a discharge
for the war. Well Sis I believe I hav written you all that I can
think of now in return I want to receive a long letter from
you in return ['in return' struck-through] give me all the nuse and tell me the
truth [double underscored] if Mary and Salome ['Mary...Salome' underscored] is a bout to be off the
carpet,[underscored] tell Miss Sarah I had a dream a bout her
last night but I cant tell this time what it was.
Give my love to her Lillie Gun and Sisters and Mollie
Lynham Isa, cousin Sallie John Austin and all the
boys. I hope ear this Cousin Sallie is well as I heard she
was sick when I left, tell joe Hopkins that I hav
written to him and he mus soon reply. So good by
and write very soon to your affecenate Brother
G M Waddey
P S Tell Aunty she mus write to me very soon
and Mary mus answer my last letter
George
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