A Letter Home from Charles Pearsey Walker during the Civil War, 1863

The following is the text from this letter. Carrolton is in Louisiana:

Camps Near Carrolton
Friday Sept. 4, 1863

I take the present opportunity of penning you a few lines to inform you I am well, and I hope these few lines may find you all well and enjoying your selves. I got a letter from W^m. yesterday dated August 22nd. He was well as common.

Wee are under marching orders. Wee are ordered to be ready at 12 o'clock to march at 3 hours notice. But I don't think we will to to day. For we are going to have General Review today. U. S. Grant is going be out to review the troops. Of course there will be a big time of it out here. This will be our 3rd grand review since we came here. You wanted to know whether I got the wedding cake or not. I did. It was in that letter that was stopped at Cairo and that was the reason it was stopped. It did not taste very natural after laying in the post office. You stated in that letter that had ___ the consumption. that is very bad to because that is very fatal. You must take good care of old Maners for he has been a good and faithful servant. Well I don't know what to write next. But I guess I will write some to Kate. Katy I want you to go to school and learn to write and read and cipher and so you can write me a letter and when the war ends I will get you a pretty little pony so you can ride to church and over to Uncle Billys and every place that you want to go. Now Catherine be a good girl and be good to Grand Pop and Mother and help them all you can. Take good care of the eggs for when I get home I will want about a bushel to eat lots of bread and milk and honey and get as big as Mary. Now be a good girl and don't get mad for ugly girls get mad. No more. Little Katy write soon.

Your loving Uncle Charles to Catherine Brewer.

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A Letter Home from Charles Pearsey Walker during the Civil War, May 22, 1863

Index:

The Walkers - Paperwork

Analysis:

Who's Who/What's What in Charles Walker's 1863 Letter

Related information:

Charles Pearsey Walker

Some of "Charles Pearsey's" Civil War Records

Division Transfer and Pay Increase Records, Civil War, Charles Pearsey [Walker]

Vashti Annie [Walker/Brewer] Edgar

Mary Catharine [Brewer] Hand

William Pearsey Walker

Photographs:

Charles Pearsey Walker as Soldier

Ulysses S. Grant