Charles Roberts to Maggie Roberts (2 April 1864)

              Head Qu QM Department
Strahl’s Brigade
Dalton Geo, April 2nd 1864"
My darling wife,
I received your letter of Mch 12th which
you forwarded by Robert Carter, a few days ago and was
delighted to hear from home, for it is so difficult to get letters
now, that when they do come, they not only afford me a great
deal of pleasure but also releive me of a great amount of
anxiety. I am glad Charley is recovering from the whooping cough
and hope Ada is also well rid of those troublesome risings – 
Kiss the little darlings many times for papa – I feel so much
sympathy for them when I hear they have been suffering 
from sickness or any other cause. Such times I feel that I want 
to be at home, to assist in taking care of them, for I know it
must be a great tax on your time and patience to have sole
charge of them when they are sick – 
Mr Doyle has not yet returned, or I have not heard
of it, and they promised to let me know as soon as he came
back – I am anxiously looking for him, so as to get that long
letter which he is to bring through and also to have a talk
with him about the dear ones at home. Since he left I have been
very busy and still in the midst of work – I have got
Maj McSwine’s papers up and am now engaged on Maj )
Baylor’s – I hope in another week to get matters closed up, so
that I may have a little rest."