Anthony W. Ross Civil War Letter Regarding Election of Clement L. Vallandigham

              [corresponds to page 1 of Ross Letter dated 1863 Sept 13] 
Bristow Station Virginnia 
Sunday August [lined out] Sept 13th 1863 
Well I am again out heart waiting 
for letters not getting one for 10 days 
Dear Wife I have been looking anxiously 
for a letter from you but none 
hase yet come I have not been 
well for the last 2 weeks but I 
feel Better to day cold and neuralgy 
has been the most I think that has 
alded me  The nights has been verry 
cool for some time back but for 
the last 2 or 3 days it has been verry 
warm again we have been here 3 weeks 
to day we had some rain last night 
for the first since we came here and 
it looks as though it would rain again 
this afternoon you may supose that I 
get lonesome when I tell you that 
I have not been 600 yards from whare 
I set for 3 weeks still I wait patiently 
for the close of this war which 
wont be long if valandingham