No 3
Camp Wells Oct 12
                    1862
Sister Emma
                 Good evening
                 how do you do
                this evening[crossed out] [ing] I
                 am well and so
are the rest of the Medina
except Alvin Wilber he is
rather unwell. Jerry is on
guard to night. I have
lent him my gloves to
wear we have a fire in
our tent so it is quite com
fortable. To day we had quite
a time this forenoon we had 
company inspection this 
afternoon we had general
review by Colonel [illegible]
the and a lot of others big
toads. we had to march
about 6 miles a pleasant
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Direct letter as usual 
to follow the Reg.

little walk for Sunday
afternoon. I will give you
the style in which the
ladies of old Kentuck
       on
ride^    horse back the way
that they do it is one sits
on the back and the other
sits back on the hips. on
              horse
another^   there was a man
                                          nd   
and woman take it all rou^
there are some nice gals
round about here. but they
dont bother me any you 
know. The other day I had
my face shaved except my
upper lip any thing for a 
                                              lie
change you know. tell Char^
that Lieut Reed is not
coming home but if he
has a chance to send me
a good watch to do it
I do not want one that
will want fixing evry day
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I believe this is the third
letter that I have written to you

                                      e
I would rather not hav^
any but a good hunter
cased watch I would
like to have and would
willingly pay a good
price for it. Norm Bailey
has come yet if he comes
he can send it by him
if he thinks that is safe or
any way that is safe
                                       ld
I find that a watch wou^
be considerable company
to me. When you get lone
some you must go over
and pat brin for me and
try and tame berry. you
Clark may break them
this winter if you have
time. That sorgum seed
is for George and Ral. and 
some for your pap tell George
want that he should take 
good care of it so that I
can have some when
I come home I get some
confiscated apples quite 
often. Charlie has been
writing to day so you may
read somethings ove twice
tell put to eat two or three
good big apples for me if he
will. I suppose you eat some
for me most every day dont
you. that picture I carry
in my shirt pocket all
the time and look at it
once in a while I reckon.
Tell George that if he will
write me a letter him and
Ral I will try and answ
-er it in some way or other
does George use the old gun
any I have to scour my gun
some more than I used to
the old shot gun but it is
bed time so I must stop so

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good night with what you sent to me not that one but another 

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write soon [illegible] /
James