The Civil War Letters of J. W. Rabb

Chatinooga, Tenn., June 16th/62

Mrs. Mary Rabb

Dear Ma,

There is a man going home frome the Regiment. That is, he is going to try to get to Texas so I thought that I would send a letter whether it gets to you or not. I wanto see you and Lissy & Bet & Gum and Teck so bad. I am in pretty good health now. We have been in several tight places since the Battle of Shilow. We have been shelled with Cannon severl times. Our Regiment has been nearly all over the Confedersy since the Shilow fight. I do not know what the army is doing now down in Miss, though we here that it has fallen back. I saw Tom Cox's brother the other day. He told me that he saw Virge two months ago. He sayed that Virge was camped eight miles below Austin with the Regiment. How bad I wanto see Virge. Our regiment is in pretty good health now. Lieutenant Tate has just resigned and gon down in to Miss. I wanto be at home so bad. I here that the Yanks are in Texas. We here that the Yanks are in Wharton county. The boys are talking about it now. I think that the most of the Rangers wanto be in Texas. I do not know when we are going to leave here nor where we will go. Well, Ma, I must stop riting. Do the best you can ma. Do not be oneasy about me. Give my respects to all neighboring friends. Good by, Ma.

J. W. Rabb  

Rabb, J. W., "We are Stern and Resolved: The Civil War Letters of John Wesley Rabb", ed. by Thomas W. Cutrer, The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, 1987, pp. 185-226.

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