Camp Chase April 23rd 1862

My Dear Wife

It is with pleasure that I now
take this opportunity of writing you a few lines to
let you know that I am well & hope these few lines
will find you in the same state of health Jim
told me today that you had not recevied a letter
from me sence I came from home I have wrote
tow letters besides this & I dont see why you do not
get them We expect to go to Wheeling Virginia soon to
get our horses & arms & go under Fremont I dont
know what next will be done with us they have
been going to do so much with us & have not
done any thing yet Orange Ball is sick here in
the Tent Zean says it is the lung feaver
he is not verry sick I guess he will come
home before long all the rest of the Orwell folks are
well Jim got a letter from Jane yester day or the [1]
day before & I got one from you three or four days
ago you folks all said that if our army gained
that battle at corrinth it would about end the
war but I guess we lost about as much as we
gained there at Pittsburgh landing & all on account
of drunken Officers but when Old Grant got
whipped sober he give the rebles fits s[t]ill if Buel
had not come up just as he did the rebles
would have drove him into the river but
our folks drove them back & that is about but I guess
they the rebles will have to take it now at
corrinth & yorktown to I hope we can whip
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them there & then I shall think the war is all
Most done still they may fight for some time
after that we have not got our pay yet
but are looking for it evry day I send you one
dollar to day & hope that by the time you get this
used up I shall have my pay to send you
nothing more at present but I remain yours
as ever
T. M. Covert

There now it beats the duce that you dont get any
of my letters I just recvied your letter of the 20th
I had sealed up my letter & left it at the capt Office
& I went & got it & took the money out & will wait
till some one goes home before I send it for if
I send it like as not you would not get it
I was verry sorry to hear that Aunt Elisabeth
was dead but she is now out of her trouble & pain
I supose she has suffered a great deal
Orange Ball wants you to tell his wife that he
wrote to day before yesterday he is vomiting now
I hope he will be better soon for this is a bad
place to be sick I will write to you Evry other day
till you get a letter from me or as long as I can
get stamps at any rait I will write evry few days
till I hear you have got one & if any body thinks
I will send my pay in a letter when I get it
they will be fooled for I will send it some
other way that all nothing more at present
T M Covert