Algiers La
                              Sept 13/63
Dear Sister
     I received yours of the
           yesterday
(Aug) 17th and it came in good
time for I had just returned
from the attack on Sabine City
Texas by the gun boats and the
troops were along to land if
the Gun boats had cleared the
rebs from the fort but they
did not and we Lost one
Gun boat and had to return to
New Orleans. I think that we will
have to go by Land Soon as the
men get a little wrest and then for
a nice Little march of 400 miles
through the sand and wo to
poor Soldier that Looses his
shoes for the sand will burn
his feet off it has been verry warm
here this summer and is some
warm now if Im a judge of weather

we almost roast in our tents but
the men do not mind the weather as
much as they do the defeat that
the gun Boats got at Sabine.
I got a Letter from Walter Higgins
yesterday and it came very welcome
he says that Jeff is with his father
at the oil mines in Pennva
if I understand the letter right
and if you find out any thing
about it you must Let me know
for it seems like to good news
to be true you want to know
if I get enough to eat. Yes and
to spare it is not cakes and
pie but plenty of good hearty
food those men that say that
they don't get but one days
rations in ten I think that they
Stretch it some for I have never
been not even one day without
my rations since I have been
in the army and I think that
it is the mens own fault if they


go with out theirs I will tell
you how I think they came to
be without their rations so
Long, their was some in our Regt
when we where on the march
that got the Shell fever before
we got to Port Hudson and
stragled from the Regt and
was not seen for several days
and of course could not get
their rations. if men stay
in their place there is not
much danger of their starving
in this army I am as tierd of
the war as any Boddy but grumbling
wont stop the fighting any sooner
I will not get a furlough this
summer and I don't know that
that I want any till I get
one to stay for good
the mail is going to close and
so must I so good bye, Give my
Love to mamma and the children

and remember me to Mrs Harma
and Mrs Vantyle and all the
rest of the woman
                        Your Brother
                                    Jim
                                     to Cate
To Sol
     I am glad to hear that
you are getting along so well
and that the crops are so
good hope you don't get
drafted write soon
and tell all the rest
to write as often as they
can we will have another
fight I think soon
write often as you can
adres as before
        from Brother Jim
                        to
        Sol Hardenbergh