Tenn Beans Stashion June 22 – 1862
My Most
Dear wife I have the oppertunety of
Riting you afew lines to inform you that
I am well at this time hoping that thes
few lines my find you all well &
doing well I havent Resevd a letter from
you in Some time I will tell you alittle
of my travels the 10 of this month we
was orderd to Cook up 3 days Rashings
& then the 12 Co A & Co B was orderd
on a Scout towards the big Creek Gap
Capt Thomas lacket 14 men & my
Self & 13 others volenteard our Sirves
to go with him but I am too fast
with my tail we had to pack our
nap Sacks before that & was orderd
to thow away ever thing but 2 paire
pants 2 Slips 2 Shirts & 1 blanket
So I had to give away both of my
cotton pants & the milton Compney
had baught them new uniformes got
them at the Rosewell factory thay
hav bin Selling the cloth at 1.50
per yard & tha offerd the Suts of
them that was at home fur
8.25 & them well made & I thought I
had beter by one and let you sell
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your cloth fur it would take 8
yards to make me pants & a frock tail
Coat & the buttons on the Coat is
worth 2 dollars I had my Suat on
when I Started my march I Started the 12
& march til nite & Campt & Stade thare
til the 17 & we hard our pepel was all
leaving the gat [1] thay was 30 thousan
yankey infentry & 9 hundred cavlerey in
6 miles of us we got orders to leave that nite
at Sundown tha all left the Gap at
the same time & took our napsacks &
took out what thay pleased & brought
it away & Sent the ballance on in a
wagon & I have never Saw ner heard tel of
it cence we marcht all nite that nite
& tel the next nite & waded 2 Rivers
we all got together at tazwell or at the
River the other Side we came on to
Beans Station thare I found W.P. Kirkus
he had got a letter from parkes the day
before we went to holston River & crost
it & Camp thare nite before last &
then we was orderd to kook 3 days Rashing
& we thought we was going to Morestown
we was in five miles of thare & take the cars
& come to noxville but we was orderd
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back So we Reach Beans Station last
nite & got up well this Morning & I doant
no witch way we will Start this morning
it wont do fur us to go back to the Gap
fur our troups Cut our tents all to peaces
& break all the Cook vessels & spiket long
tom that tha took at the Manases
battel & fetch it dow[n] abluf whare tha
cant git it out we was orderd yesterday
to though away ever thing but 1 pair pant
1 coat 2 Slips 2 Shirts & had non but what
I had on Some burnt them tha left my
littel quilt & piller at the Gat William
P had got my big quilt when we turn
back he went on to Morastown I baught
me a over Coat fur 2 dollars that is worth
8 W. P. has wore my coat ever cence
he told me that he had a little bunch of
ginger peper & spice I got a litter from my
Neas Francis Molinda Self She Sent
me aSong balled & the pretys brad [2]
west of the gap I want you to Rite
I will be apt to head the letter Some
whare I will Rite at ever Station that
I can git paper I had 1 ½ quiers of paper
in my nap Sack & 10 pluges of tobacco
it was worth 500 tha give it all away
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but the paper tha Say it is my nap
Sack but I doant no wether I ever will
See it eny more or not So I must
Come to a close tel the children
to be good & kind So no more
bur Remains your loving husban
until deth give my best Respects
to all the naghbours & inquiring
frends Good by
H. W. Robinson
To Elisabeth Robinson
Susannah M. E. Robinson
J. W. Robinson Mary E Robinson

Margret Bridges & Francis Bridges