Near Hardeeville S. Carolina

Dec, 27, 1864

My Own Dear Laura

Once again I take sweet pleasure in writing to my lovely wife though nothing great has transpired since I last wrote which was on the 25th Christmas day.

Since the great city of Savanah has been given up we have been doing nothing but lying in camp eating, sleeping and nursing our blistered feet caused (...I for we have been dismounted almost ten days but "Glory be to God" we will have our horses either this evening or tomorrow. Than we will know how to appreciate a good horse. I did have an idea of selling my fine horse but now all the Confederate money can't buy him. I can get four thousand dollars for him at a word but I have concluded to keep him and ride home also to convince you that I was not cheated when I swapped Bossey off. He is a perfect beauty, then so gentle and kind and you know what a mean thing Bossey was about kicking up and dancing about.

Well My Dear I am a long ways off from you now, so far, that I am hardly encouraged enough to write fearful that you will not get my letters. We are near enough to Charleston to hear the cannons roar and can distinctly hear the thundering of the great ironclad Blockading Vessels of the Enemy. This letter will have to go by the way of Charleston thence to Augusta and Macon. I am now more anxious than words can express to hear from you since I left you. Once reason is that you are in bad health and the Sweet little Lecture was badly afflicted. I am looking with much anxiety for a letter by the next mail.

I did think that Posey would go back home when he turned back and by him I would surely got a letter but he did not go and has just arrived in camp after being on the road near to two months. I suppose he was stopped or delayed at LaGrange, Ga.

There is various opinion now as to where we will go from this place, an Mr. Sherman is snugly housed in Savannah and the country too poor here to support a large Cavelry Command. We will have to move to some other country soon. Some think and I am of the same opinion that we will go west wither in Ala. or Miss. especially our Brigade as the most of it is near Tuscaloosa. Ala. If such be the case I will shout for joy. If I can only be where I can hear from you and my darling little ones I will try and be more satisfied.

Do write to me often. If I should not get the letters directly from you I will get them someday which will afford me much pleasure. Oh how I wish I had kept some of you old

letters to read what a pleasure it would afford. the more I am away from you the more foolish I am about you. I know I have the best wife in all the world.

Farewell

Tell my good sister Mattie to write to me soon or often.

Tell Ma I send Love and to all the family

I am so afraid the Yanks will visit you all soon

I am in perfect health and all alone in an old Camp minding some Baggage until the waggons come up

Your devoted husband

T.M, Daniel

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