Ross Family Letters, RG
149
Lynchburg
Va.
Dec
20th AD/61
Dear
Bro.
I take
the present opportunity to write you a few lines which leaves me nearly as well
as usual and in fact I feel as well as I ever did but I have almost a ravaging
appetite and I will eat to much Sometimes which sets me back a day or two
I have
been at the College Hospital at Lynchburg 7 or 8 days and I am very well
satisfied with the fare & attention we have given us here, I have walked
over the Town and I think Lynchburg is a little larger than the City of Montgomery
We have
very kind. Physicians here as much so as any that I ever knew which [a]dds much to a Fellows feelings whether
[i]t improves his health or not.
I would
not have left our Regt. which [is] now encamped at Davises ford on Bull Run,
but it seemed that every Regt that is the whole army of the Potomac at least
that part of it that is situated on Bull Run got into confusion and was moving
to & fro every few days and it was troublesome to keep all the Sick man
along with their companies and we were sent back to Manasas Junction, there we
remained only one night and day before we were moved on to this place which is
about one hundred & forty miles from Manasas. We have very pleasant weather here for this time of the year,
from the 8th up to the present date it has been tolerable warm for winter which
has been quite a blessing for soldiers as they are now building winter
quarters, but we commenced building winter quarters at union mills and had to
leave them and it may be the Same wa[y] at their present camp. Some think here
that it will soon be peace as t[wo] dispaches has been received in town saying
that Mr. Lincon was proposing peace but I believe it is like most every thing
else we hear here from the yankees that it is a rumor that originated here
amongst The People. I heard yestoday from our Regt, they are still at Davises
ford and busily engaged in building winter quarters and I am glad to say that
they have beautiful weather for making fine progress.
Bro if
you do not write to me immediately direct your letters as usual to Manasas but
if you write as soon as you receive this letter direct to Lynchburg. Va in care
Dr. Owens College Hospital. Write to me how John C Ward & Sister Lavina are
pleased with Ark & how John likes farming. Give my best respects to Daniel
Hicks & Wife also the Same to my relatives & Friends and accept for
yourself & Family the Love of your Bro
G.W.
Ross
Christmas
here is going to be very dull I hardly ever hear it mentioned but guess it will
be long remembered by G. W. Ross