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Letters of Francis William Kimble
14th Iowa Infantry, Company 'B'
Presented by the Iowa Civil War Site
Letter number thirty-three
Sabbath morning, May 22, 1864 Memphis, Tenn.
Mother your kind and expected letter reached me yesterday morning. I was
quite glad indeed to hear from home and more particularly to get the regular
three dollars for it will come in very handy to me at present. I am rather
afraid that the 5 dollars is gone up the spout but if you directed as I told
you it may come round all right when I see the Regt. I don't know how long
that will be for they are on the Red River yet and the Rebs all around them.
The 21st Mo. Regt went down the river the 19th of this month to reinforce
them. They landed here for a short time. I heard that the Regt was at the
landing and I sent word to John to come up and see me and as luck would have
it he got word and just at dark he came. I was glad to see him. I believe
that I never saw him look better since I have known him. He said he left Sate
in a comfortable situation. He has bought a house and 3 or 4 Iots,
disremember which. He expressed her one hundred and 5 dollars the 19th. He
wanted her to pay one hundred dollars on the property since the money got to
her. I wrote her a letter the next morning concerning the payment for he
hadn't any chance to write. My letter answered for him and myself both. We
are having very nice weather here now. It is most warm to be comfortable and
the flies is very disagreeable. They bother me so, that I can hardly write. I
would like to know what got into your head that I had lost my knapsack. I
have got it with me and my drum. I have been almost attempted to throw them
both away since I have been sick. Did I understand you right that Dad is
engineer at the mill. When I get pay again I will get six months pay. That is
if I am with the Regt or if I have my discriptive roll, I can get pay at the
hospital. I am quite glad to tell you that I am improving in health very
fast. I don't feel like the same man that I did when I wrote last. We have
news from Grant that he is slowly but surely whipping the Rebs before
Richmond. Did Dad get the letter that I wrote after the Meridian trip. I have
wrote all, I believe, so good day. Your son, F.W. Kimble.
A few words to E.Eliza. I took pitty on E.R.C. so I wrote her a short but
sweet letter yesterday and told her that more than probably I had used her
wrong and I kinder gave her a hint that I would like to be forgiven, but
don't let her know that you know that I wrote to her. My best respects to
you. Also Jimmy and father. Your brother. F.W. Kimble. When you write again
try and till 2 thirds of a sheet.
Transcribed and submitted by great great niece
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Iowa In the Civil War
