Camp Near Morg anza La
                                       May 27 1864
Dear Sister
     I received your Letter
a few days ago and was glad
to hear that you and your
family was well I had a letter
from Deb the same mail
stating that her and family was
as well as usual and a letter
from Mag received last night
stating that she was well and
was going up to see you in
a few days I would have writen
to you before but since we
left Bonnet Carre we have had
no chance to write for we were
cut off from all communication
while at alexandra on the Red
River and had to fight our
way to this place on the Miss

River on the 16th of May we
Marched ten miles in line
of battle across a Large Prairie
under a fire of artillery all
the way their was no watter
to be had only what the
men had in their canteens
when they started we were
the advance after the cavelry
and Lost one man killed and
2 wounded and three or four cases
sun stroke. it was very hot
the hottest day I have seen in
Louisianna.
We are now in camp on the Banks
                sis
of the Missippa and may Stay here
some time. the men are getting
Boughs to shelter them from the
Sun. it is the hot weather here
that troubles the soldiers instead
of the cold the coldest weather
here the men go without overcoats
Kate write and let me know

how the crops are getting along
and if there is any one to Harvest
them.
Write soon and let me know
how you all are and remem-
-ber me to all the folks
and the children.
       From Brother
                Jim to Kate

P.S. excuse the pencil for
I have no Pen and ink
           Jas Hardenbergh
Directions Lt Co “E”
                    133d NYVols