The following letter was picked up in Raleigh, N. C., April 13, 1865,
and is given exactly as it was written:
“deer sister Lizzy: i hev conkludid that the dam fulishness uv tryin
to lick shurmin Had better be stoped. we hav bin gettin nuthin but
hell & lots uv it ever sinse we saw the dam yankys & i am tirde uv
it. shurmin has a lots of pimps that dont care a dam what they doo.
and its no use tryin to whip em. if we dont git hell when shirmin
starts again i miss my gess. if i cood git home ide tri dam hard to
git thare. my old horse is plaid out or ide trie to go now. maibee ile
start to nite fur ime dam tired uv this war fur nuthin. if the dam
yankees Havent got thair yit its a dam wunder. Thair thicker an lise
on a hen and a dam site ornraier. your brother jim.”