Oct 26 the 62[?]
	Dear Father & Mother
& all      once more I sit 
down to write a little to 
you  I am well this Morning 
but I Should like to go to 
Meeting in wright to day
but I cannot so I must be
contented with my lot  I
think I am but it looks very 
different this morning than 
I expected to see this time of the 
year & I feel as though I 
needed a pair of Boots now.
the Snow is much as 6 inches 
deep this morning it is more
Snow than I expected to See
down here by Lexington I think
we had better move back north 
to winter where we don’t have so
much Snow as we do here in the South

we have drawn Eight bread 
for a day or two & we traded some
Coffee for some butter & bread
& butter goes fine down here
Sometimes we get a little Jonnycake
& meat.  I got a little Apple Saus
& [Buissant?] it goes fine I tell
you they keep us very tight nowdays
the Boys will get out sometimes
Sometimes they get catched at 
it and then they get tied up 
for a few hours the boys are
are Sitting & Standing around here
talking about the War  Philip is 
Sitting at my back Ralph is here
& James & Jude George & Albert Carver
Ira Briant has got the Measles
& Frank Farnam to.  they are at
the Hospital & Michael is at the 
Hospital Sick Luther is there as

a nurse.  the Boys are all think
& the Colonel thinks we we will
all get home by next Spring
I hope we will if the war is over
I think the Secesh are 
Sick of the business according to 
their own papers
I Saw down here in Lexington 
where wh Some buildings had been
burnt  it is sad there was 300
rebels guns & 13 united States [horses?]
burnt but I must Close.  I read
those letters from home the other
day  I was very glad to read them
& to here from [Jerome?]  I hope
you will all continue well & that
we may meet again before long
but if we meet not on earth let
us meet where parting is no more
where there is no trouble nor pain


orders are break up & get ready
for Company inspection arms
& knapsacks I must get ready
we have had inspection & I
will finish now another one 
of our Regiment died last night
Some of the Boys are agoing 
to Send after Some Boots
James & Ralph & Some more
& I want a pair   So we think
we will Send for a box of things
& you may Send me a handerchief
if you want are a mind to I do
want to ask to much of you Boots
are from 10 to 19 dollars a pair 
so they say you can pay for 
them out of the money that I left
Send it to Lexington Kentucky
write Soon all of you. & tell me what
you can do So good Bye      	Albert