Robert Edward Hill to Mary Scott Hill - May 25, 1862

My Dear Sister

I know not whether this will ever reach you or not however the anxiety which you all must feel for our welfare & safety makes it a duty as well as it gives me pleasure to communicate with you I have been for the last month very unwell so much so that I have spent the most of the time at Aberden Miss. though I have been with our comp. now nearly a week at this place Brother Tom Brother John are both well Cousin Bob has been sick and is now staying at a private house in the country 2 1/2 miles from here & Cap is staying with him Bob is up going about Will be able to be with us again in a few days. Bud Mcguire & Jim are both well so is John Tom McGehee41 all of the friends & acq except Cousin Bob, that are here are well and getting along very well Cousin Nish is with a party that have gone up into Tennessee we heard from them last night they were at Winchester all well and in very good spirits I do not know when we will move from here but guess we will not be here very long the movements of the army are very uncertain now if we whip them at Corinth Miss. we will move from here right on into Tennessee and Kytuck [Kentucky] again Our troops are very confident and expect to give them a warm reception at Corinth.

They have skirmish fighting nearly every day at Corinth in which we genl- get the best. of it—Brother John had my horse killed under him in a fight with the Yanks up on the other side of the River some two weeks ago Our boys succeded in taking 49 prisoners with one Capt & Lieut. Brother Tom was also in the fight. all escaped unhurt. It does sem that the Almighty has us under special protection in answer to the prayers of the loved ones at home. May he continue his divin protection untill this unnatural war shall terminate is my daily Prayer

Your Brother
Bob

Give my love to all.

Footnotes:
41. Tom McGehee was a cousin of the Hills. He lived in Fayette County.

Goldman, Pauline S., ed., Letters from three Members of Terry's Texas Rangers, 1861-1865, Unpublished MA Thesis, University of Texas, 1930.