Bonnet Carrie La
                                            April 6th 1864
Sister Kate
     I don't know what excuse
to make for not writing to you
before I have been in this camp
so long that Ive got so lazy I
cant do anything. I have been going
to write every day since I got your
Letter before the last. the weather
is so warm here that a person
cant do anything. you write that
it is sickley where Sol is their
is some sickness here among
the western Regments but our Regt
has been very healthy citty Regments
are far healthier here than those
from the country. I got a letter
from Mag to day. dated the same
as yours March 20th they both came
to gether I have been expecting a letter

from Deb every mail but it don't
come I wrote to her before I wrote
to you and have had no answer
yet she might not have goten
my Letter so while I have my
hand I will write to her I have
answerd Mags this forenoon
I will try and write oftener here after
our Regiment will go home I think
in about five or six month to reinlist
and if I cant get a furlough before
I will get home then if nothing
happens. we stay here at Bonnet Carre
yet and I guess we will stay
here all summer we have
                                            sis
forty or fifty miles of the Misippi
River to Guard and I have to do
now is to visit the Guard about
once a fortnight I have a
horse to ride I have got a
drawing of the inside of my tent
that I will send you it is not
a very good one but you can see


about how it looks chairs are
rather scarce so I have to use
a bench. I have soon got to
go and drill the company so I must
close write soon and let me know
how Rhodes folks are and Vantyles
Hermans if you ever hear from
John Lake. and how all the folks
are remember me to all of the
neighbors. and don't forget Mr Boice
I have not seen his son since
I left New Ibera I believe he is
with the cavalry give my Love
to the children and write often
    So nomore from your
                      Brother Jim
                           to Kate