Camp Kellogg Nov 1st 1862
			
			Dear Mother
it is with pleasure I the take my
my pen to inform you of the recption
of your kind letter of yesterdays date
which came to hand this evening
it found me well I am happy to
state but sorry to hear of your failing
health. as for myself I am well and
enjoying myself firstrate and like soldier-
ing very well have not recd any letters
than those of which I spoke in my
last letter. save this one from you.
    Mr P. Forbes has got a fourlough
and started for home this morning
I gave him a bundle of clothes to tell
take home to you if you can get those
“housewives” done it will be well
to send them by him if you can
it would greatly oblige me there is
some doubt about my being mustered
if I am not I will be home

soon. most of our men have gone
home to [g?] vote we had about twelve
men on drill this rest forenoon there
are about 28 men here now I cannot
write any more at present I will finish
it tomorrow
    Sunday. I have been to Church at the
    M E Church in the “city” we had
a class meeting before preaching which I
enjoyed very much      Afternoon
we have just got our over coats it is a
pretty time to get clothing is it not
there is not much sunday there a great
deal of wickedness in camp I was on guard
last Sunday and expect to go on again
tommorrow or next day it is raining today
very cold I have Elder Somerville is
here and is our Postmaster his family
are here in the city I have no more
time to write any more at present so
hoping to hear from you soon accept
this from your dear son Augustus Holmes