Camp at Fort fisher
	
	October the 20 – – 1864 –

    Dear Wife i take this as my opertunity
To write theas few lines to you to let
you no how i am my health is good
And i hope that theas few lines will
Find you and almon Well and i hope
That we will soon git the news that this
Cruil war is over it Wood Be a happey news
We are incamped hear our Pickets and the
Rebs Pickets aint onley a Bout fifteen Rods a
Part the ReBs and our men are so Clost to
Gether that they Can taulk to Each other
Their is a good meney of the sixty first new york
Boys has desirted and Went over to the ReBs
And their is a good meney of the ReBs Comes
in our lines their Was three men hung
Last friday a weak a go and their was three
That Was hung yesterday they was all desirters
And their was is three more to Be hung
Next friday it Was Reported that their
Was Eight hundred ReBs Came in our
Lines night Before last theas

ReBels tells u that they dont git
Hardley Enything thing to Eat they
onley git one half a Pound of Raw
Beef onCe in four day and not much
of Eny thing ElCe to Eat With their Beef
The ReBels desirters says that they are
Hard up and they say that they
Dont Waunt to fight Eny more
They are Coming over in our lines
most Every night and most Every day
   our Ridgment is hear at fort fisher
A doin [gardon?] duty it is a good Plase
i hope that they Will let us stay hear
untill our time is out yester day
Was sunday an alls it Was Chrismas
We did not have Eny thing more then
[Caman?] to Eat i sapose that you
Had somthing good to Eat more then [Comon?]
i hope you did Enjoy your self
A Chrismas . and i hope that you
Allso Will Enjoy your selves a new
years   i dont no hardley What i shall
Hav good a new year But i

Gess that i Will hav a few hardtack
And a little meat and maBy a few
Beans and maBy We Will make a little
Bean soup We Will try and hav somthing
if it haint so niCe and i shall try
To engoy my self With What Ever
We git to Eat my hand is so lame
i Cant do eny duty a tall
i Will now close my letter for this time
By asking you and almon to Write soon
and not fail and i Will do the same
so good By to all of you and all
of my [Enduring?] friends All so
  This from B Brock to Wife and sun
Good By to All

DereCt your letters as you have Before
		B Brock
	Twenty six michigan    Rigdment
		Company H
			Washington. D C

salley Ann i Wish that When
you WRite you Wood send me
Some Postage stamps
We do Expect to git our Pay in a
Few day and then i shall hav some
money to send hom
	And i Wish that you Wood
Write and tell me Whether the
Comisinry has met yet or not