antique Civil War era letter Chattanooga Cleveland Oak Grove Tennessee TN 1862

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antique Civil War era letter Chattanooga Cleveland Oak Grove Tennessee TN 1862.
I will do my best to type out what this letter says, but some of the words are difficult to read and I’m unsure as to what some of them are. Hopefully this will give you an idea!
Oak grove February 18, 1862. My dear daughter, I expect you think by this time like we did about you, that mother is a long time writing, but we have nothing of importance to write, and Jeni wrote, and I thought I would not right for a week or so, they are all excited in town they heard the Yankees had taken Nashville, but the report was contended? But you know they would still be uneasy, your brother Will has gone to Memphis and your sister is about crazy about him, she has a very? Babe, they call him Willie Frank, but I don’t think he is as pretty as?, Your sister‘s health is better than it has been since before Charlie was home, they speak of going to horse keeping the spring. I was in town last Thursday and stayed all night. I was at your cousin Bell‘s, Lizzie was very unwell, she was taking medicine from the doctor. She is very anxious two blows land to school, but he Health will not? He’s going. Jeff found us a ? Write since ? He just stayed one night and part of the next day. He did not bring us the? He said there was but one set in Huntsville, and they were .50 and he thought that was too big a price. Those hard times, he says he wants you to come to Huntsville this summer, and I intend you shall go of the Lincoln? Don’t get it? Of us all, but I trust to A merciful providence for a better faith than that. I had news been yesterday there are folks had taken Arlington Heights and that they were bombarding the city of Washington and I pray to the good being that it may be true. You spoke in your letter of having received a letter from cousin Will, I have received one also, he says he has got back to the same old place to do? I suppose he told you in his letter that he had found another Maggie who will take him for better or for worse. He says he would come back to Tennessee if he could get into business, but that is a matter of? There was times I have not seen your friends in the? Since you left. It has been such bad weather almost all the time. When I was not raining it was muddy, so I could not get anything to ride so I had to stay at home ? Has spent about all the time since you left up at Mr. Kings. Mrs. King had a babe since you left and it has died it was buried last Sunday. I think I will go over there tomorrow if nothing prevents, we had a little surprise party a few nights ago. William Shelly came home to spend a few days and they thought they would have a little fun. There was two Kentuckyians Stayed with us last night, they had to escape for their lives. They were young men, one of them had a Farm in Kentucky worth ,000. But he had to leave it.? And him had great times she sat on his lap and talk to him as leg who but he’s told her had those??? Jeff Davis one? ?? He told mother she must be ready when he came back to go with him she told him she would. I Saul? When I came in town she experience very particularly about you, she said she would like to see you very much, she said she was invited to a valentine drawing that evening but did not know whether she would go or not. I am sorry that you are so unhappy and want to come home, win your father is so anxious To have you stay and and form your self as much as you can. I hope you will become better satisfied and the time will keep away sooner than you expect. Mr.? Came up and took your teacher, what are you doing for one in her place? Though I? Miss Sally has taken her place. I have not seen Mrs. McSally yet it rained when I was in town or I would have? On her? I will go to see her soon, I suppose your aunt Mary has moved over in town closer to you, give my love to her and Sally. I have a Bell filled up the sheet and will have to quit, you must write often, want to hear from you often. May God help you in the daily prayer of your mother Lavina P Anderson