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Note: He was in Company F, 47th Regiment, Alabama Infantry. He was in Charlottesville Va, August 19, 1862. His commanding officer was Capt. C.D. Clawers. His wife applied for widow's pension on November 21, 1862.
LETTER FROM JOHN FREEMAN TO CELIA ROBERTS FREEMAN Original letter is held by Bill Surls spelling and punctuation is as written originally Challitsville, Va Aug th19, 1862
Dear Wife and Children, I seat myself this morning to let you know that I am yet in the land of the living. I hope this may reach you saft and find you all injoying a grate blessing of health. This dos not leav me verry well at this time. Tho I am in better health than I hav bin in some time. I hav bin in the hospital about fore weeks sick with the fever. But I am a mending at this time verry fast and if I take no backset I shall soon bee well again. I am in the hospital at Challittsville a little town in this state. I hav suffered a grate deal but I think I shall soon bee able to go back to my regt. Our regiment has bin in one battle but I was not in the battle being I was sick at that time. Our boys whiped the Yankey Villians and run them off the field. I sapose ther was severl of our boys wounded and two of our men kill in our regt. Thay are a looking for a big fight every day. Most all of our forces is together that any whare right of this place. I want you to write to me how John Maran is a getting along. And write all the perticulars of that old county and write something new if you can let me know how _______ looks out thar. I heard that you all had suffered for rain this summer. I never hav seen George nor Kirklin yet they started from home the same day that I started to the hospital and that is the reason that I hav never seen them. I heard that George was at the hospital sick but I dont know whare he is at. He is not at this hospital. I expect he is at Stanton or at Leinchburg if he has not got well and gone back to his regiment. I must bring my letter to a close for this time. I want to sea you all verry bad and I liv in hopes of seaing you all once more on earth. When you write to me yall must direct yore letter to Richmond Va in car of Capt C D Clowers 47th Ala Regt. Company F, and I will be share to get it. I must close by sineing my name JOHN FREEMAN to his Wife and Children.
He never got to see his wife and children again. He was killed at Wilderness Va.
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