He requests her prayers during his time of military service and asks her to guide their children's religious training.

he writes about his new assignment to the 1st Virginia Infantry Regiment encamped near Richmond, Virginia.

He writes about his mess-mates J. P. Sharitz, Alfred Catron, John Thomas and Michael Thomas, picket duty, church services in camp, and instructions for hog butchering.

He writes about his camp meals and cooking, skirmish with enemy, and religious life.

He writes from Camp Duns, 4 miles southeast of Chester Station in the trenches, about illnesses of A. Hines, J. P. Sharitz, and William Kegley, his failed attempts to get reassigned, camp rations, and instructions for harvest.

he writes regarding his illness, picket duty, attempts to get him home, and hog butchering instructions.

He comments on her description of Yankee raid into Wythe County [Stoneman's raid], his picket duty, and her stolen horse.

He writes about his rheumatism, official denial of his request for discharge from Robert E. Lee, his desire to be reassigned to reserve forces, and his intention to seek counsel from an attorney and issue of writ of habeas corpus.

He writes about his illness (probably dysentery), picket duty, thrashing of grain, his hunger, prayer meeting in camp, his clothing and laundry chores, and wounding of their son Reuben Repass.

He writes about his lack of food and hunger and new position near the James River.

He writes about his failed efforts to get reassigned to the reserve forces because he was not forty-five when he was conscripted. He also requests a box of provisions from home including meat, bread, cornmeal, flour, beans, fruit, and soap. On reverse: Reuben Repass, Wytheville, Virginia to Gordon Repass. 18 January 1865. 1 p.; pen. He encloses certificate of his father's age from court records.

He writes about his rheumatism, his stomach and head pains, high cost of food, and his beliefs that the Confederacy will not last because of lack of grain.

He wishes her a happy birthday and gives instructions and messages to his children.

He writes about his recovery from yellow jaundice an the again requests a box of provisions.

He writes about his rheumatism, low rations, and high prices for provisions. He inquiries about payment of the tax-in-kind in grain, provides instructions for farming, and mentions deserters.

He writes about his bad health.

He writes about his regiment's relocation to Duns Farm and the possibility of movement to Petersburg, receipt of the box of provisions, and his continued strategy to get reassigned to the reserve forces.

He describes the constant marching of the regiment and his failed efforts to get reassigned.

He writes about constant marching and his meeting with their son, Reuben F. Repass who adds a note, dated 25 March 1865.

He writes about his dashed hopes of ever getting reassigned to reserve forces.

He urges his children to obey their mother and not neglect their education. Transcription by Beverly Repass Hoch included.

He informs her that Gordon Repass died from chronic dysentery.

He informs him that Gordon Repass died on 4 May 1865 at Point Lookout, Maryland from chronic dysentery.

He complains that "there is no chance for a man to get justice in this part of the army. "

He requests peaches and thread.

He gives recommendations for farming.

He gives instructions for sending box of provisions.

He discusses foods he misses eating with his family.

He writes about box of provisions and attempts to be reassigned to reserve forces.

He writes about family illness and farming, His wife, Ellen Missouri Brown Repass, writes to Mary Repass.

He writes about death of Mary Repass.

He writes about farming and the type of settlers wanted in Missouri. His wife, Ellen Missouri Brown Repass adds a brief note.

He writes about farming and plans to build a house.

He writes about his visit to his son Lee Gordon Repass, mining, and describes the town of Victor.

He writes about his health, World War I, and farming.

He writes about his grandchildren, Ellen Kennedy, Lee Repass, and Fred Kennedy, weather, oil exploration, and World War II.

He writes about his vertigo and deafness and farming.

He writes about leasing his land to oil companies and his family.

Poem written by Reuben F. Repass to his sisters during the Civil War, "An Answer to Do They Miss Me at Home. "

He writes about Gordon Repass' conversion to Christianity and farming.

She refuses his attentions speaking "plainly and deliberately upon the subject. "

They write regarding sales of butter.

He inquires if he could escort her to Macedonia Church next Sunday.

He writes about family of George Shannon, his family, cost of livestock, and his health.

She requests that she bring pieces from her navy blue dress so she can fix her basque.

She writes about her health, illness of various neighbors, and death of Mr. Crowgie.

He writes about family and farming.

Receipt for $64.26 for settlement of estate of Anna Sharitz Repass.

Written when he was seven years old.

She writes about weather, chickens, family, and church functions.

Writer thanks them for Bible.

Davis thanks her for apples.