[Information added via a page merger.]
Henderson Matthew was born in North Carolina, he journeyed with his family to Tennessee in 1827 at the age of 16. More than likely he helped his Father clear their homestead land and helped build their home.
As a young man in his mid-twenties he had ventured from Tennessee to Mississippi to begin his legacy.
From land records in Neshoba County, Mississippi in 1837, Henderson and another partner purchased around 50,000 acres from the Choctaw Indians. The purchase price was $1.00 per acre or around $50,000.
Henderson became a successful farmer and merchant. He was a man that wore many hats during his short 52 years. According to records he served as a Justice of Peace in Neshoba County, Mississippi and was the only Postmaster, Feb 28, 1850 to the closing of the post office August 20, 1852. "Imoklasha" once a large Choctaw Indian town, that is situated on the head waters of the Talasha Creek.
Henderson met Evelina C Harrison and they were married in 1839. Some of the Walsh descendants says she was from around Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Henderson owned five slaves of different ages according to the 1850 slave census. Four of the five were female ranging from 22 years to 2 years old and one male at the age of four years.
Captain Henderson Walsh fought in the Civil War, Company E, 35th Regiment, and was killed in the battle of Vicksburg where he is buried. He is honored at the Military Park and Cemetery at Vicksburg by a large granite marker located at the site of where the 35th Miss. Infantry was entrenched. Two other officers from the 35th are honored on this granite monument. They are Captain Samuel R. Coopwood, Company "G" and 2nd Lieutenant Gilliam Moody of Company "F".
Henderson's Great-great-great-granddaughter, Teresa "Tosh" Paker, on a visit to Neshoba County, researched the land records and located the farm Henderson and his wife and children lived. Tish went to the old home place and gathered some of the soil to take home with her as a memento of the past. She stopped in Vicksburg and visited Henderson's grave site and sprinkled some of the soil that he had loved so dearly over his grave site.
Information provided by Bill Brown.
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Camp near Grenada 11th Dec. 1862
Dear Wife and Children,
I received your letter last night under date 9th and was much gratified to learn you was all well for when I know you are well I am content as for other matters. I have long since determined not to let them harass my mind. You will learn I am well have not been sick a day since I left home not even a bad cold. I am again at my usual weight from 175 to 180 lbs and as long as I can keep my health I'm as well satisfied as any man under the circumstances and in the situation of a soldier, for best it is a hard life to spend. I will first notice your you first letter as to the prospects of T. B. coming home and I am so much elated as the idea that at the idea that I can only imagine one thing and that is that something will intervene in which he disappointed and thus all our expectations will be thwarted, but in the event he does not succeed I have one other prospect in view. We are expecting General Joseph Johnson here every day as he has been assigned duty at this place or in command of our portion of the Army – and as soon as he arrives here I intend making a personal appeal to him in behalf of T. B. and as I think I shall succeed will write him tomorrow to leave Richmond but hope he will not have to come home before the letter reaches Richmond. You state you can hardly see it possible to submit to everything, circumstances compel you to submit to but you must cheer for I am still in hopes we will all again meet and enjoy ourselves as we have usually done in days that are gown, and I am still in high hopes that our enjoyments all be threefold in one sense of the word. And as to the reports about the Battle at Abbeville we had no battle there, no more than artillery dueling (?) we were cannonading two days and we lay in our rifle pits from Saturday until Monday evening when we were ordered to take up the line of march for retreat. We that evening marched about 13 miles to Oxford and encamped for the balance of the night. We understand as we abandoned our entrenchments on the south side of the River the enemy came into our others on the north side of the River. The enemy pursued our rear guard hard and firing on them occasionally. On Tuesday we only marched five miles as our Brigade was rear guard that day and we were formed in line of battle nearly all day, a day it was raining all day but toward night the rain ceased and the night turned off quite favorable. Next morning we took up the line of march being sent forward and Gen. Boers was left as Rear Guard. We made a march of 12 or 14 miles bringing us to Coffeeville and after a hard days march through mud and rain, worn out with fatigue and hunger, we encamped about sunset one mile south of the little town. The enemy moving on our rear guards that night, and ascertaining from our scouts that the enemy was flanking us we were detained to camp until about 2 o'clock that day. Gen. Boars Brigade still in the rear and overnight we made a stand and the enemy pushed on hard and about 2 o'clock we opened fire both with large and small guns. We finally succeeded in turning them. We know we killed eighty, wounded about 100 and took 30 prisoners. Barney McGinnis who was taken prisoner at Water Valley, T. thinks there was more that stated. He passed over the battlefield soon afterwards. Barney is being paroled and will leave for Jackson tomorrow. He will deliver this and will give you many more particulars. I want you to write me if the must has fattened the hogs and how you are making out for meats and what prospects are for another year. I rec'd a letter from D. M. Wisdom inquiring for W. K. saying his wife desires to run the blockade with her negroes. I wrote him to let me know if she would pass through the lines and come to Fulton or Columbus and let me know. I would send Willis to assist her. I also desire her to bring Nick and Suanan with her. If you should receive a letter from Tabitha and she and she should need assistance send Will and give him a $100. I want to higher (sic) out Jo, Mary, Julia, and Harriet. Let little Jo and Julia's Bob go with him and Nancy. Say to Mr. Hester to hire (sic) them out for me. Take a note and security payable at 12 mo. 10 per cent int. after due. I am intending to make every execration to come home at Christmas that can be made for I am anxious to come home and more so than you can imagine We are all well and at this place we have two tents in our company we all have board shelter. I have a tent and fly also a board shelter so I am quite comfortable. Shall put a chimney up shortly should the weather turn cold. Today is quite warm. I am going______________, in all probability will rain and turn cold.
Moss Chadwick came up here and joined our company. When he joined his face was much swollen? He remained with us about 3 days when we were ordered to send all sick to the rear. We sent him to Durant on the 29th. He left us and died on the 2nd inst. Jim Alexander, Coat and all are doing well. I rec'd a letter from John Q. Adams this morning stating he wished to use my exertion to get his son substituted, making certain propositions to me. R. W. White is authorized to negotiate with him.
Say to sis she must take Hugh, Willie and Mat in hand and endeavor to get them to studying as soon as the weather will permit. I want her to take a school at either of the churches to do the best she can for the boys.
Say to Hugh, Matt and Ed they must be good boys as Tom is coming home shortly and if they do not behave themselves he will be sure to wear them out and I want them to be the best boys in the country and when I come home, if possible to bring them. I will bring them nice presents. I have just bought four caps, which I send home by Barney for the little boys and Jim also sends one to Eu. They are our full military caps. We all have caps. I am wearing one just like these myself. Tell them they are the full confederate caps. In all probability they are too large. You can cut them and bring them to proper size.
Say to Eu I should like to see his two little goats very much. He must take good care of them until I come home and such fun we will have marking them.
Say to Willis I want him to mark the calves and all the horses particularly those that run loose.
I will close. You must write soon.
Your as ever,
H. M. Walsh
Henderson Matthew was born in North Carolina, he journeyed with his family to Tennessee in 1827 at the age of 16. More than likely he helped his Father clear their homestead land and helped build their home.
As a young man in his mid-twenties he had ventured from Tennessee to Mississippi to begin his legacy.
From land records in Neshoba County, Mississippi in 1837, Henderson and another partner purchased around 50,000 acres from the Choctaw Indians. The purchase price was $1.00 per acre or around $50,000.
Henderson became a successful farmer and merchant. He was a man that wore many hats during his short 52 years. According to records he served as a Justice of Peace in Neshoba County, Mississippi and was the only Postmaster, Feb 28, 1850 to the closing of the post office August 20, 1852. "Imoklasha" once a large Choctaw Indian town, that is situated on the head waters of the Talasha Creek.
Henderson met Evelina C Harrison and they were married in 1839. Some of the Walsh descendants says she was from around Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Henderson owned five slaves of different ages according to the 1850 slave census. Four of the five were female ranging from 22 years to 2 years old and one male at the age of four years.
Captain Henderson Walsh fought in the Civil War, Company E, 35th Regiment, and was killed in the battle of Vicksburg where he is buried. He is honored at the Military Park and Cemetery at Vicksburg by a large granite marker located at the site of where the 35th Miss. Infantry was entrenched. Two other officers from the 35th are honored on this granite monument. They are Captain Samuel R. Coopwood, Company "G" and 2nd Lieutenant Gilliam Moody of Company "F".
Henderson's Great-great-great-granddaughter, Teresa "Tosh" Paker, on a visit to Neshoba County, researched the land records and located the farm Henderson and his wife and children lived. Tish went to the old home place and gathered some of the soil to take home with her as a memento of the past. She stopped in Vicksburg and visited Henderson's grave site and sprinkled some of the soil that he had loved so dearly over his grave site.
Information provided by Bill Brown.
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Camp near Grenada 11th Dec. 1862
Dear Wife and Children,
I received your letter last night under date 9th and was much gratified to learn you was all well for when I know you are well I am content as for other matters. I have long since determined not to let them harass my mind. You will learn I am well have not been sick a day since I left home not even a bad cold. I am again at my usual weight from 175 to 180 lbs and as long as I can keep my health I'm as well satisfied as any man under the circumstances and in the situation of a soldier, for best it is a hard life to spend. I will first notice your you first letter as to the prospects of T. B. coming home and I am so much elated as the idea that at the idea that I can only imagine one thing and that is that something will intervene in which he disappointed and thus all our expectations will be thwarted, but in the event he does not succeed I have one other prospect in view. We are expecting General Joseph Johnson here every day as he has been assigned duty at this place or in command of our portion of the Army – and as soon as he arrives here I intend making a personal appeal to him in behalf of T. B. and as I think I shall succeed will write him tomorrow to leave Richmond but hope he will not have to come home before the letter reaches Richmond. You state you can hardly see it possible to submit to everything, circumstances compel you to submit to but you must cheer for I am still in hopes we will all again meet and enjoy ourselves as we have usually done in days that are gown, and I am still in high hopes that our enjoyments all be threefold in one sense of the word. And as to the reports about the Battle at Abbeville we had no battle there, no more than artillery dueling (?) we were cannonading two days and we lay in our rifle pits from Saturday until Monday evening when we were ordered to take up the line of march for retreat. We that evening marched about 13 miles to Oxford and encamped for the balance of the night. We understand as we abandoned our entrenchments on the south side of the River the enemy came into our others on the north side of the River. The enemy pursued our rear guard hard and firing on them occasionally. On Tuesday we only marched five miles as our Brigade was rear guard that day and we were formed in line of battle nearly all day, a day it was raining all day but toward night the rain ceased and the night turned off quite favorable. Next morning we took up the line of march being sent forward and Gen. Boers was left as Rear Guard. We made a march of 12 or 14 miles bringing us to Coffeeville and after a hard days march through mud and rain, worn out with fatigue and hunger, we encamped about sunset one mile south of the little town. The enemy moving on our rear guards that night, and ascertaining from our scouts that the enemy was flanking us we were detained to camp until about 2 o'clock that day. Gen. Boars Brigade still in the rear and overnight we made a stand and the enemy pushed on hard and about 2 o'clock we opened fire both with large and small guns. We finally succeeded in turning them. We know we killed eighty, wounded about 100 and took 30 prisoners. Barney McGinnis who was taken prisoner at Water Valley, T. thinks there was more that stated. He passed over the battlefield soon afterwards. Barney is being paroled and will leave for Jackson tomorrow. He will deliver this and will give you many more particulars. I want you to write me if the must has fattened the hogs and how you are making out for meats and what prospects are for another year. I rec'd a letter from D. M. Wisdom inquiring for W. K. saying his wife desires to run the blockade with her negroes. I wrote him to let me know if she would pass through the lines and come to Fulton or Columbus and let me know. I would send Willis to assist her. I also desire her to bring Nick and Suanan with her. If you should receive a letter from Tabitha and she and she should need assistance send Will and give him a $100. I want to higher (sic) out Jo, Mary, Julia, and Harriet. Let little Jo and Julia's Bob go with him and Nancy. Say to Mr. Hester to hire (sic) them out for me. Take a note and security payable at 12 mo. 10 per cent int. after due. I am intending to make every execration to come home at Christmas that can be made for I am anxious to come home and more so than you can imagine We are all well and at this place we have two tents in our company we all have board shelter. I have a tent and fly also a board shelter so I am quite comfortable. Shall put a chimney up shortly should the weather turn cold. Today is quite warm. I am going______________, in all probability will rain and turn cold.
Moss Chadwick came up here and joined our company. When he joined his face was much swollen? He remained with us about 3 days when we were ordered to send all sick to the rear. We sent him to Durant on the 29th. He left us and died on the 2nd inst. Jim Alexander, Coat and all are doing well. I rec'd a letter from John Q. Adams this morning stating he wished to use my exertion to get his son substituted, making certain propositions to me. R. W. White is authorized to negotiate with him.
Say to sis she must take Hugh, Willie and Mat in hand and endeavor to get them to studying as soon as the weather will permit. I want her to take a school at either of the churches to do the best she can for the boys.
Say to Hugh, Matt and Ed they must be good boys as Tom is coming home shortly and if they do not behave themselves he will be sure to wear them out and I want them to be the best boys in the country and when I come home, if possible to bring them. I will bring them nice presents. I have just bought four caps, which I send home by Barney for the little boys and Jim also sends one to Eu. They are our full military caps. We all have caps. I am wearing one just like these myself. Tell them they are the full confederate caps. In all probability they are too large. You can cut them and bring them to proper size.
Say to Eu I should like to see his two little goats very much. He must take good care of them until I come home and such fun we will have marking them.
Say to Willis I want him to mark the calves and all the horses particularly those that run loose.
I will close. You must write soon.
Your as ever,
H. M. Walsh
[Information added via a page merger.]
Henderson Matthew was born in North Carolina, he journeyed with his family to Tennessee in 1827 at the age of 16. More than likely he helped his Father clear their homestead land and helped build their home.
As a young man in his mid-twenties he had ventured from Tennessee to Mississippi to begin his legacy.
From land records in Neshoba County, Mississippi in 1837, Henderson and another partner purchased around 50,000 acres from the Choctaw Indians. The purchase price was $1.00 per acre or around $50,000.
Henderson became a successful farmer and merchant. He was a man that wore many hats during his short 52 years. According to records he served as a Justice of Peace in Neshoba County, Mississippi and was the only Postmaster, Feb 28, 1850 to the closing of the post office August 20, 1852. "Imoklasha" once a large Choctaw Indian town, that is situated on the head waters of the Talasha Creek.
Henderson met Evelina C Harrison and they were married in 1839. Some of the Walsh descendants says she was from around Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Henderson owned five slaves of different ages according to the 1850 slave census. Four of the five were female ranging from 22 years to 2 years old and one male at the age of four years.
Captain Henderson Walsh fought in the Civil War, Company E, 35th Regiment, and was killed in the battle of Vicksburg where he is buried. He is honored at the Military Park and Cemetery at Vicksburg by a large granite marker located at the site of where the 35th Miss. Infantry was entrenched. Two other officers from the 35th are honored on this granite monument. They are Captain Samuel R. Coopwood, Company "G" and 2nd Lieutenant Gilliam Moody of Company "F".
Henderson's Great-great-great-granddaughter, Teresa "Tosh" Paker, on a visit to Neshoba County, researched the land records and located the farm Henderson and his wife and children lived. Tish went to the old home place and gathered some of the soil to take home with her as a memento of the past. She stopped in Vicksburg and visited Henderson's grave site and sprinkled some of the soil that he had loved so dearly over his grave site.
Information provided by Bill Brown.
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Camp near Grenada 11th Dec. 1862
Dear Wife and Children,
I received your letter last night under date 9th and was much gratified to learn you was all well for when I know you are well I am content as for other matters. I have long since determined not to let them harass my mind. You will learn I am well have not been sick a day since I left home not even a bad cold. I am again at my usual weight from 175 to 180 lbs and as long as I can keep my health I'm as well satisfied as any man under the circumstances and in the situation of a soldier, for best it is a hard life to spend. I will first notice your you first letter as to the prospects of T. B. coming home and I am so much elated as the idea that at the idea that I can only imagine one thing and that is that something will intervene in which he disappointed and thus all our expectations will be thwarted, but in the event he does not succeed I have one other prospect in view. We are expecting General Joseph Johnson here every day as he has been assigned duty at this place or in command of our portion of the Army – and as soon as he arrives here I intend making a personal appeal to him in behalf of T. B. and as I think I shall succeed will write him tomorrow to leave Richmond but hope he will not have to come home before the letter reaches Richmond. You state you can hardly see it possible to submit to everything, circumstances compel you to submit to but you must cheer for I am still in hopes we will all again meet and enjoy ourselves as we have usually done in days that are gown, and I am still in high hopes that our enjoyments all be threefold in one sense of the word. And as to the reports about the Battle at Abbeville we had no battle there, no more than artillery dueling (?) we were cannonading two days and we lay in our rifle pits from Saturday until Monday evening when we were ordered to take up the line of march for retreat. We that evening marched about 13 miles to Oxford and encamped for the balance of the night. We understand as we abandoned our entrenchments on the south side of the River the enemy came into our others on the north side of the River. The enemy pursued our rear guard hard and firing on them occasionally. On Tuesday we only marched five miles as our Brigade was rear guard that day and we were formed in line of battle nearly all day, a day it was raining all day but toward night the rain ceased and the night turned off quite favorable. Next morning we took up the line of march being sent forward and Gen. Boers was left as Rear Guard. We made a march of 12 or 14 miles bringing us to Coffeeville and after a hard days march through mud and rain, worn out with fatigue and hunger, we encamped about sunset one mile south of the little town. The enemy moving on our rear guards that night, and ascertaining from our scouts that the enemy was flanking us we were detained to camp until about 2 o'clock that day. Gen. Boars Brigade still in the rear and overnight we made a stand and the enemy pushed on hard and about 2 o'clock we opened fire both with large and small guns. We finally succeeded in turning them. We know we killed eighty, wounded about 100 and took 30 prisoners. Barney McGinnis who was taken prisoner at Water Valley, T. thinks there was more that stated. He passed over the battlefield soon afterwards. Barney is being paroled and will leave for Jackson tomorrow. He will deliver this and will give you many more particulars. I want you to write me if the must has fattened the hogs and how you are making out for meats and what prospects are for another year. I rec'd a letter from D. M. Wisdom inquiring for W. K. saying his wife desires to run the blockade with her negroes. I wrote him to let me know if she would pass through the lines and come to Fulton or Columbus and let me know. I would send Willis to assist her. I also desire her to bring Nick and Suanan with her. If you should receive a letter from Tabitha and she and she should need assistance send Will and give him a $100. I want to higher (sic) out Jo, Mary, Julia, and Harriet. Let little Jo and Julia's Bob go with him and Nancy. Say to Mr. Hester to hire (sic) them out for me. Take a note and security payable at 12 mo. 10 per cent int. after due. I am intending to make every execration to come home at Christmas that can be made for I am anxious to come home and more so than you can imagine We are all well and at this place we have two tents in our company we all have board shelter. I have a tent and fly also a board shelter so I am quite comfortable. Shall put a chimney up shortly should the weather turn cold. Today is quite warm. I am going______________, in all probability will rain and turn cold.
Moss Chadwick came up here and joined our company. When he joined his face was much swollen? He remained with us about 3 days when we were ordered to send all sick to the rear. We sent him to Durant on the 29th. He left us and died on the 2nd inst. Jim Alexander, Coat and all are doing well. I rec'd a letter from John Q. Adams this morning stating he wished to use my exertion to get his son substituted, making certain propositions to me. R. W. White is authorized to negotiate with him.
Say to sis she must take Hugh, Willie and Mat in hand and endeavor to get them to studying as soon as the weather will permit. I want her to take a school at either of the churches to do the best she can for the boys.
Say to Hugh, Matt and Ed they must be good boys as Tom is coming home shortly and if they do not behave themselves he will be sure to wear them out and I want them to be the best boys in the country and when I come home, if possible to bring them. I will bring them nice presents. I have just bought four caps, which I send home by Barney for the little boys and Jim also sends one to Eu. They are our full military caps. We all have caps. I am wearing one just like these myself. Tell them they are the full confederate caps. In all probability they are too large. You can cut them and bring them to proper size.
Say to Eu I should like to see his two little goats very much. He must take good care of them until I come home and such fun we will have marking them.
Say to Willis I want him to mark the calves and all the horses particularly those that run loose.
I will close. You must write soon.
Your as ever,
H. M. Walsh
Henderson Matthew was born in North Carolina, he journeyed with his family to Tennessee in 1827 at the age of 16. More than likely he helped his Father clear their homestead land and helped build their home.
As a young man in his mid-twenties he had ventured from Tennessee to Mississippi to begin his legacy.
From land records in Neshoba County, Mississippi in 1837, Henderson and another partner purchased around 50,000 acres from the Choctaw Indians. The purchase price was $1.00 per acre or around $50,000.
Henderson became a successful farmer and merchant. He was a man that wore many hats during his short 52 years. According to records he served as a Justice of Peace in Neshoba County, Mississippi and was the only Postmaster, Feb 28, 1850 to the closing of the post office August 20, 1852. "Imoklasha" once a large Choctaw Indian town, that is situated on the head waters of the Talasha Creek.
Henderson met Evelina C Harrison and they were married in 1839. Some of the Walsh descendants says she was from around Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Henderson owned five slaves of different ages according to the 1850 slave census. Four of the five were female ranging from 22 years to 2 years old and one male at the age of four years.
Captain Henderson Walsh fought in the Civil War, Company E, 35th Regiment, and was killed in the battle of Vicksburg where he is buried. He is honored at the Military Park and Cemetery at Vicksburg by a large granite marker located at the site of where the 35th Miss. Infantry was entrenched. Two other officers from the 35th are honored on this granite monument. They are Captain Samuel R. Coopwood, Company "G" and 2nd Lieutenant Gilliam Moody of Company "F".
Henderson's Great-great-great-granddaughter, Teresa "Tosh" Paker, on a visit to Neshoba County, researched the land records and located the farm Henderson and his wife and children lived. Tish went to the old home place and gathered some of the soil to take home with her as a memento of the past. She stopped in Vicksburg and visited Henderson's grave site and sprinkled some of the soil that he had loved so dearly over his grave site.
Information provided by Bill Brown.
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Camp near Grenada 11th Dec. 1862
Dear Wife and Children,
I received your letter last night under date 9th and was much gratified to learn you was all well for when I know you are well I am content as for other matters. I have long since determined not to let them harass my mind. You will learn I am well have not been sick a day since I left home not even a bad cold. I am again at my usual weight from 175 to 180 lbs and as long as I can keep my health I'm as well satisfied as any man under the circumstances and in the situation of a soldier, for best it is a hard life to spend. I will first notice your you first letter as to the prospects of T. B. coming home and I am so much elated as the idea that at the idea that I can only imagine one thing and that is that something will intervene in which he disappointed and thus all our expectations will be thwarted, but in the event he does not succeed I have one other prospect in view. We are expecting General Joseph Johnson here every day as he has been assigned duty at this place or in command of our portion of the Army – and as soon as he arrives here I intend making a personal appeal to him in behalf of T. B. and as I think I shall succeed will write him tomorrow to leave Richmond but hope he will not have to come home before the letter reaches Richmond. You state you can hardly see it possible to submit to everything, circumstances compel you to submit to but you must cheer for I am still in hopes we will all again meet and enjoy ourselves as we have usually done in days that are gown, and I am still in high hopes that our enjoyments all be threefold in one sense of the word. And as to the reports about the Battle at Abbeville we had no battle there, no more than artillery dueling (?) we were cannonading two days and we lay in our rifle pits from Saturday until Monday evening when we were ordered to take up the line of march for retreat. We that evening marched about 13 miles to Oxford and encamped for the balance of the night. We understand as we abandoned our entrenchments on the south side of the River the enemy came into our others on the north side of the River. The enemy pursued our rear guard hard and firing on them occasionally. On Tuesday we only marched five miles as our Brigade was rear guard that day and we were formed in line of battle nearly all day, a day it was raining all day but toward night the rain ceased and the night turned off quite favorable. Next morning we took up the line of march being sent forward and Gen. Boers was left as Rear Guard. We made a march of 12 or 14 miles bringing us to Coffeeville and after a hard days march through mud and rain, worn out with fatigue and hunger, we encamped about sunset one mile south of the little town. The enemy moving on our rear guards that night, and ascertaining from our scouts that the enemy was flanking us we were detained to camp until about 2 o'clock that day. Gen. Boars Brigade still in the rear and overnight we made a stand and the enemy pushed on hard and about 2 o'clock we opened fire both with large and small guns. We finally succeeded in turning them. We know we killed eighty, wounded about 100 and took 30 prisoners. Barney McGinnis who was taken prisoner at Water Valley, T. thinks there was more that stated. He passed over the battlefield soon afterwards. Barney is being paroled and will leave for Jackson tomorrow. He will deliver this and will give you many more particulars. I want you to write me if the must has fattened the hogs and how you are making out for meats and what prospects are for another year. I rec'd a letter from D. M. Wisdom inquiring for W. K. saying his wife desires to run the blockade with her negroes. I wrote him to let me know if she would pass through the lines and come to Fulton or Columbus and let me know. I would send Willis to assist her. I also desire her to bring Nick and Suanan with her. If you should receive a letter from Tabitha and she and she should need assistance send Will and give him a $100. I want to higher (sic) out Jo, Mary, Julia, and Harriet. Let little Jo and Julia's Bob go with him and Nancy. Say to Mr. Hester to hire (sic) them out for me. Take a note and security payable at 12 mo. 10 per cent int. after due. I am intending to make every execration to come home at Christmas that can be made for I am anxious to come home and more so than you can imagine We are all well and at this place we have two tents in our company we all have board shelter. I have a tent and fly also a board shelter so I am quite comfortable. Shall put a chimney up shortly should the weather turn cold. Today is quite warm. I am going______________, in all probability will rain and turn cold.
Moss Chadwick came up here and joined our company. When he joined his face was much swollen? He remained with us about 3 days when we were ordered to send all sick to the rear. We sent him to Durant on the 29th. He left us and died on the 2nd inst. Jim Alexander, Coat and all are doing well. I rec'd a letter from John Q. Adams this morning stating he wished to use my exertion to get his son substituted, making certain propositions to me. R. W. White is authorized to negotiate with him.
Say to sis she must take Hugh, Willie and Mat in hand and endeavor to get them to studying as soon as the weather will permit. I want her to take a school at either of the churches to do the best she can for the boys.
Say to Hugh, Matt and Ed they must be good boys as Tom is coming home shortly and if they do not behave themselves he will be sure to wear them out and I want them to be the best boys in the country and when I come home, if possible to bring them. I will bring them nice presents. I have just bought four caps, which I send home by Barney for the little boys and Jim also sends one to Eu. They are our full military caps. We all have caps. I am wearing one just like these myself. Tell them they are the full confederate caps. In all probability they are too large. You can cut them and bring them to proper size.
Say to Eu I should like to see his two little goats very much. He must take good care of them until I come home and such fun we will have marking them.
Say to Willis I want him to mark the calves and all the horses particularly those that run loose.
I will close. You must write soon.
Your as ever,
H. M. Walsh
