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T.G. Clark to Margery Clark (19 January 1862)

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Identifier	clark_b1f6
Title	T.G. Clark to Margery Clark (19 January 1862)
Author	Clark, Thomas Goode
Recipient	Clark, Margery B. Rogers
Date	19 January 1862
Location	Union City (Tenn.)
Subject	Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions Health Diseases Confederate States of America. Army -- Recruiting and enlistment Troop movements
Broader Subject	Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 42nd. Company F United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Description	Thomas describing the health of the men, primarily Jonathan's illness and the frequency of disease amongst the troops, and the movement of the Company, divided between Jackson, TN & Columbus, TN. Finally, mentions the idea of reenlistment after his tour has ended.
Transcript	Union City Jany 19th 1862 Dear Margery" I embrace the present oportunity of writing you a few lines to let you now how we are getting along." Jonathan is still sick but we are at a private house and with a very clever familly thare name is Swift and I believe that Mr. & Mrs. Swift are as clever people as I ever saw." Jonathan is considerable better this morning and I have very strong hopes that he will get well." I was entirely out of hart untill yesterday but he has underwent a great chaing since yesterday morning." He has been very bad for about 13 days and the Doctors all give him out and told me that they could not give him anything that would do him any good and that I would have to nurse him the best I could but that thare opinion was that he was compeled to die if his constitution was not sufficient to over come the fever But I thank god that thare opinion to all aperances was not correct." I intend to send him home as soon as I think he is able" and I think that he is now pretty well out of Danjer Sow you must make yourself as easy as possible for I am determined to use all of my energy for his recovery and when I get home I can tell you anything which I have not room to write. Myself and Henry are tolerable well at presant." Henry has had several chills but has not had any now for several days and is tolerable well at this tine with the acception of bad cold which is very common at this time in camp. Our Ridgment was ordered to Collumbus and out of 700 men we had only 250 able for Duty the Balance being sick, thare is a gradele of sickness in camps the Balance of our men who was not able to gow to Columbus left yesterday for Jackson Tenn, so thare is not any of our men here but myself and Jonathan and Henry about forty four of our men went to Collumbus and the rest to Jackson, thare has not been any Battle at Collumbus yet but from the best information it is expected any hour, times look squally here and I think that our boys will have a chance to get a fight and all that I have to regret is that I have not an oppertunity of being with them for I do not like the idia of returning home and not being in a fight if it has to take place, our time will be out in about 10 days and I then expect to come home but if my helth will permit I expect to join again if I can git in a company that suits me. Thare has been several deaths in our Ridgment but none in our Company and none that is danjrous unless traveling on the open cars. I have but little paper and will have to close my letter by saying to you and all of the connexion not to be uneasy for I will do the best I can under the cercumstances. Tell all my friends and connexion howdy for me sow farewell untill we meet again Pray for us and kiss the children for me. T. G. Clark
Type	text;
Original Format	correspondence
Original Collection	Clark Family Letters
Collection Finding Aid	http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00074/
ASERL URL	www.american-south.org
Citation	Clark Family Letters, Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
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