Timothy,
Sorry to have taken so long in getting these letters to you. They are from my great great 
grandfather, John Andrew Kelley, who lived in Georgia at the time of the Civil War. 
Below is the text from the two letters:
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Letter # 1:

Corinth Mississippi
May 9, 1862

Dear Fanny,
I take my pen in hand this morning to let you know that I am in tolerable good health at the present time and hoping that these few lines will find you and the children well and doing well. We have moved to Corinth Miss. the sick has all been moved from here to Saugterdale about one hundred miles from this place. Your James was with the sick but he was on the mend when he left. All but one at this place were getting along well at this time. We was drawn out on line of battle this morning but the enemy retreated back and we had no fight though we expect a fight soon. We think this battle will decide the question one way or another. Badly situated since we left Bethel Springs on the account of our cooking things were carried off with the sick ones. Though we have had a part of them sent back to us. We are doing very well at this time. The water is not very good here. Write to me and let me know what William Pyron is going to do about going to the war. Whether he is going to come to this company or not. Write soon, let me hear from you all. I remain your loving husband. Give my best regards to the family. 

John A. Kelley

[The William mentioned here could be my gggrandfather, William Pyron or his son. The James mentioned was John's wife, Frances Pyron's brother. ]

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Letter # 2:

Camp 35 miles from Chattanooga 
Aug. 29th, 1862

Dear Companion,
Having an opportunity of writing to you, I send you a few lines to let you know that I am well and have stood the march finely so far. We are going to stop at this place today and then I guess we will  resume our march. I cannot tell when or where we will  stop. As the mail facilities are very  bad in this county you need not expect to hear from me often.

I did not have an opportunity of going to see your brother in Chattanooga. Some think that we will go on towards Knoxville. If we do I may have a chance of seeing him there. As he was getting better and I heard that he would be able to go to his Reg. in a few days. The boys of our company generally are standing the march very well indeed. We have caught up with our brigade which is composed entirely of Tennesseans except our Reg. If you write to me send to Chattanooga in care of Culbert’s 41st Reg., Manney’s Brigade.
Your husband,
John A. Kelley


[John Kelley served in  Company E, 41st Georgia Volunteer Infantry. His brother-in-law was James A. Pyron. John Kelley and his wife Frances Pyron Kelley moved to Union Parish, Louisiana after the Civil War. Their daughter (my great grandmother) Gerogia Bartow Kelley Liggin was born during the war. The name Bartow was the name of one of John Kelley’s commanding officers who allowed him to return home to see his infant daughter.]

Maradee Liggin Cryer