Camp Russel Feb 23th 1865
Dear Sister
I have waited 
a long time in vain for a
letter from you but I am 
Satisfied you have not [illegible] 
to write so long as this  this
is the fourth letter I have
written to you and have
not rec but one in return
that was dated Nov 13th /64
and you Spoke about Sending
Some papers I have not rec
a [illegible] paper from any body
Since I left the State  I am
well and feel as well as could
be expected under the [illegible]
today we drawed two hundred
and fifty rounds of catrige
apeise So to be ready to [illegible]
Yall if he feels disposed to
give us a call when he
leaves Richmond if he should
be luckey enough to escape
Grant and I [illegible] for
a little longer but he
will have to come to our
musick repare [illegible] [illegible]
Collambus and Charleston
Sing to Steermans musick
allready you spoke of agonny
Springer Pam aquainted
with Sin  he is well but 
complaines of his [illegible]
not writing he says he has
written six letters some
and had not rec one from
there I was out on one
raid - we rode one hundred
and twenty miles in
forty hours we capt twenty
five rebs [illegible] horses
no one [illegible] only with the
cold it was a dreadful
cold time I froze one of
my feet a little one man
only went six miles with
us and turned round and
came back he froze to the hands
so they peeled all over he
belonged in our company
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we went from here theren
the cumberland gap then
turwed west and went
to Edingburgh and back
by Strassburgh and over
the old battle ground of Fishers
hill our men had a hard
time at that battle but [illegible]
[illegible] of this I have got a splendid
horse he is a coal black [illegible]
old and will weigh about
twelve hundred he will trot
such or gally is a very easy riding
horse we have had a very cold
winter here it is some
warmer now it is raining
and I am on gard was
on Pickette last Saturday
and Sunday we go out 
at ten oclock one day and
back the next at the same
time  we are on post
twelve hours and in the
reserve  twelve it is not
much work to stand
Pickette here I think the
war is nearly plaid out
when you receive this
I will have half of my
time served and not
seen much fiting yet
and hope ther will not be
much more for me to see or
any one else not in our country
William Hasting is first
Sery of my co he is a going
home on a furlow of 20 days
he will be in Tecumseh some time
next week he will go and see
[illegible] he will be [illegible] Boyds
at Albion I wish you could
see him he would tell you
all the news, I must close
much love to all write then 
direct L A Hall Co J Mich Cav Washington
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