Miss , Lowndes Cty , September the 8th 1862
Affectionate Son I once more seat myself to drop
you a few lines in answer to your verry exceptable leter
dated the 27th of August the which came to
hand the 6th of this month which gave us gret
Satisfaction to hear from you but sorry to hear that
you had the mumps we are all well at this time
but nearly woren out passing back and forward
to see your brother George he is still lying at
the point of death at Nelsons there is too of us
goes every nite to set up with him I left there
this morning and he was as low as he could be to
be alive altho apears to be in his rite mind when
he is awake but when he is asleep he is talking
franzy Doctor Bean has gave him out and I do not
think he can live too days longer your mother has
been there too weeks today except one day and
nite George is perfectly resigned to death and
says he wants to be buried at your uncle Andrews
all he regrets is leaving Mary and the children
without a home he has been confined to his bed
ten weeks last friday he is a perfect skeliton
your brother John and Winfield left last Thursday
to go to hamptons Company at Saltilo
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the balance of the boys you left is all gone
the conscript has cleaned them all out Clay
Odom and William Sain is gone Andrew Eggers
so is not gone but they are looking for the
Cavelry after him every day James Eggers Andrew
is fixing to start to Cpt Rowins company
Discharges is no acount they take all that is
able to walk they have taken John Brown he
is gone at this time to Enterprise to stand
an examination William A, Egger is not yet
able to go he still has them spells we are
done pulling foder and got all up without rain
we had three thousand bundles and one
stack of old foder I caried wool to santfords
to make David and you hats they are to be done in
too weeks then I will send them the first chance
they are making you too pair of pants and will
send them the first good chance we wish you
to still write often we have got three leters
from you since you left which was great
satisfaction to hear from you and I will rite
as often as I can my mind is confused and
I must close and may god protect you
farewell William & Sally Egger to our son
Charley P. Egger