14th Mississippi Infantry CONFEDERATE CIVIL WAR LETTER - Bowling Green, KY NICE

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14th Mississippi Infantry CONFEDERATE CIVIL WAR LETTER - Bowling Green, KY NICE:
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CIVIL WAR LETTER

This Confederate Civil War soldier letter was written by Dabney S. Wier (1841-1905) of Enterprise, Clarke county, Mississippi. Dabney was the son of William Withrow Wier (1792-1853) and Betsy Lipscomb (1798-1864). He enlisted as a sergeant inCo. B, 14th Reg. Mississippi Vols., and he rose in rank to Second Lieutenant.

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Bowling Green, Kentucky
December 3, 1861

Dear Ma,

I have been looking for a letter from home the last day or two, but have finally concluded to write you a letter without waiting any longer. I wrote to Ell a few days ago, but as I sent the letter by mail, it is doubtful whether she received it. I haven’t anything new, however, to write, for everything here appears to be at a perfect standstill. For the last week or two we have been doing no drilling at all, except occasionally a company drill, or when the Colonel drills the Lieutenants & Sergeants separately.

The weather has been so very disagreeable that we have occupied out time principally in trying to make ourselves comfortable in which we have partially succeeded. Yesterday we had a considerable snow—the third of the season. But it melted as fast as it fell. I and Tom have been off nearly all day after a load of plank with which to build us a “shanty.” We do not know how long we will be here but have determined to risk it as the chances are that it will be several weeks at any rate. We are going to build a shed about twelve feet square with a dirt & rock chimney. We will cook in this & sit up by the fire until bed-time and then tumble into our tents. We have plenty of blankets and I think with these we can manage to get along swimmingly.Several of the messes have built and are building such sheds. If, however, the Lincolnites oust us from here, we will set them on fire and run off by the light. Stuart has had a brick chimney built to his tent, and with a good fire in it, it looks almost as comfortable as our room in the corner of the yard at home.

There is nothing new or interesting about our army at this place. The newspapers are looking for a fight here soon, but I see no more probability of one now than at first. Scouting parties come in and report about the same thing every day—enemy somewhere in the neighborhood of Green river or Mouldrough’s Hill where they have been all the time.

I hear yesterday that a company for sixty days had been organized at Enterprise and Bud was Second Lieutenant. I’m glad it is for no longer time. I have written one or two letters to Ben but have received no answer. Suppose he has been very busily engaged attending on the wounded from the Battle of Belmont.

Our regiment is in splendid health. Have only one or two sick in our company. Jones our messmate who was sick at Russellville has recovered, but got a discharge and will go home in a few days. Tom says that he took his first dose of medicine tonight since he has been a soldier—syrup of squills. Says send him by the first one coming up a small lump of tar with which I suppose he intends manufacturing some kind of medicine for a cough which he has. Stuart has been sick but is about well again. We are still getting plenty of beef, flour, and coffee, but draw no bacon. Our mess has been living high for the last week on a hog which Stuart bought. Hasn’t given out yet. We have a negro belonging to Holland cooking for us at present. Don’t know how long we will keep him.

Well Ma, I will close until something stirring turns up or until I get some war news to write. My love to all. Let me hear from some of you soon. When did Sue hear from Dr. Parker?

Your affectionate son, — D. S. Wier

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