Camp [Jo?] Reynolds
		Indianapolis
			October
			     17./62
Dear Father
		I arrived
here Safe yesterday evening.
my head has ached ever since
I left home or Westville rather
and aches yet Some not very bad.
The news this morning is rather
discourageing in regard to the
election it is thought that the
butternut ticket is elected I hope not
write and tell have you seen
Mr Colfax since I left how
does he feel after the election.
I found everything right on my return
my man had drawn Great coats
knap & haversacks and a good many
other things he tended to my business,
very well while I was at home

our Officers are not elected or rather
appointed yet a good many of our
men are home yet. Some seem
to think that we will remain
here all winter off course we
have no way of knowing when
we will leave.
I went to the express office and get
my money this morning found
it all right.
my head aches so that I don't feel
like writing much give my love
to Uncle Barclay and Jannie Uncle
Sam and Aunt Mary and all of the
rest of the folks your Obedient Son
			Jas L Cathcart