Knoxville Ky
		       Oct. 17th /63
	Dear brother. thinking
you Could like to hear
of my whereabouts I Will
Send you a few lines
My health is good & hope
These few lines may find
you all in good health
Last Sept we were taken
from the Brigade & Sent to
Frankfirt We Stayed
There just ten days & then
Took the cars for Louisville
& [reshiped?] for this place on
the Nashville & Louisville
R.R. after haveing been here
five days we Received orders
to be ready to move at
a Minutes notice with
three days rations. The order

has not come yet so 
We are Still here
it a real rebel Hole
& is Situated on the Memp
his branch rail road 30
miles from bowling greene
& am in hopes they will
Let us remain here the
rest of our time
We have draw Rations for
198 men present. & absent, we 
have 350 men, officers & all
& not 50 of them all can
Stand a march of 15 miles
[illegible] men Edd just go
To [work?] & get up a company of
artillery of 150 men choose me
For cap get the canon from
the [illegible] of Mich & I
Will have the best cav in the
State in less then 3 months
how is James I have not
had a line from him

Since I Saw him at the
Bluffs of the Yazzo river last
Summer. think he would
Write if he had a mind
To.
How is Dianthas health this
Fall & Mother I have
Thought of geting a furlough
Sometime this Fall & get
as far as Michigan
as it is geting a little
Late I Must close by
Sending love to all &
a Sheare for yourself.
Direct your letters
	Co G. 6th [nav.?]
	     Louisville
 		         Ky
	     your affectionate
	            Brother
		J R Dickerman