Camp near Jefferson Barracks,
Missouri.
Sep. 20th, 1864
Dear Betty,
I am well, as common, hoping this may find you and
our dear children and
friends all well. I have not had a letter from
you since we came here. In
fact we have had no mail. It goes below yet I
think through the
carelessness of some man. I am anxious to have
a letter. I want to hear
from Mother so bad, but I hope she may, by the
Blessing of God, be restored
to health. My trust for all good is in the
Mercy of the Lord, who has never
forsaken us, nor never will. Let us ever adore
his Godly Name. (this is
the second letter that I have wrote to you since we
came here). We don't
know yet what we are here for unless it is to help
with the draft in this
state and Ill. The Camps in Mo. have said also
that Mo. will have a free
election or a free fight. That is to let
bushwhakers (sic) and returned
Rebbel (sic) soldiers vote and citizens vote without
taking the oath that
the state land requires and may be here partly on
that account, but some say
that ______ (illegible) is coming (sic) up
though ______ (illegible) it is
rather unlikely to me. We find a great change
in the weather since we left
Memphis or even Cairo. It feels here some like
September in Iowa, but it
suits me and it would suit me better farther
North. If I could only go to
stay with those that are so near and dear to me the
ties of Nature and true
affection. I hope that happy and long wished
for day will in the Providence
of our Heavenly Father soon arrive. My trust is
in God and my faith
unshaken that he will yet restore us safe to each
other and guide us by his
Council in comming (sic) life to his Names Honor and
glory. I have writen
(sic) in two letters that I sent you $60.00 in the
name of Dr. A. A. Ransom
(tell James Hunter that I answered his letters but
could not learn anything
from Martin. I will let him know as soon as I
do hear. I am anxious to
hear what your Pap and the boys have done on their
Mills cabin. The draft
is going on well in St. Louis and I think it will
throughout the United
States. Let me know how you get along about
getting feed for winter.
Please write soon and often. Yours in Love and
affection, Benj. C.
Campbell.
Letter
courtesy of Raleta Brandon
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