Camp on Stone River Tennessee
	Sunday November 23d 1862.
		Dear Mother,
		with feelings of
grateful pleasure I take my pen
to acknowledge the receipt of your
kind & welcome letter of the 16th 
your letter found me about as
usual and what I call well. 

sometimes I think I am perfectly
well. but I have not been as tough
since I was sick in June. as I was 
before. I have a considerable pains
in my sides. & breast. I also have 
a slight cough. most of the time.
Solduring is must to hard for me.
but I hope that I shall be able
to stand it until this cruel war
is over. When we get our pay I am
going to get me some shoulder braces.
which will help me I think. the climate
here is good. and I think agrees withe
me better then Michigan.
                    d
	I rea^  a letter from augustus
the other day dated Oct 29th through
him I learned nearly all the news I
am glad Father had gone to the [Asylum?]
& hope he returns well.
	am sorry that Augustus Enlisted

for he is to young to stand it. we have
to many such Soldiers already. we want
good [strict?] men. I was not surprised
to hear Frank had gone & hope he
will return again. I wrote a letter
to him. also to Alvah the other day. 
	I do not understand why you
have not heard from me. for I have 
written several times since communcation 
was opened. which has been about two
weeks. probably by this time you have
 heard from me.
	You did not say whether Freddie
goes to school or not. I hope he does. 
& it is my wish that he should go
all the Time. Tell him he must be
a good boy. mind his mother. & to write
to me. tell me what he studies &
how far he is in them to
	I wrote to Uncle Harrison the other


day to find out about that debt
of Fathers. as I intend to pay part of
it this fall. or as soon as we get our
pay.	Please write me how Mrs
White gets along paying the rent. I should
				off
think she would be well enough ^    now 
as M W-- is Lieutenant.
	I wish you would write me
a good long letter. write all the news
for I am anxious to hear of all that
happens. but for this time I will 
close by writing a word to Sarah.
	Good Bye Yours affectionately 
		Edwin Holmes