Kentuck Camp Elle Bishop Nov [23?] 
             62 
    Dear Brother & Sister  
     once more I seat my 
   self for the purpose of writing a few lines 
to you it is sunday & we have had inspection 
I guess we wont have to do much more to day 
the boys are mostly well Michael is about 
the Same [illegible] Bryant is gaining 
I recd these letters from you & [illegible] 
writen the [illegible] I recd the box with muchpleasure 
to hear that you was well & I hope you may 
  	   ng 
Continue So for health is a great Earthly blessi^ 
which many are deprived of I See many around 
here that looks bad their health is poor and 
Camp life does not agree with them O how 
many there are that are now in the Hospitals 
Sick it is Said there is 90 thousand while there 
a great many being every day there was one 
of our company died the other day his name 
is John Mccartny a weeks ago he was well & now 
in his Coffin he was called away quite Suden 
was he prepared to go to meet his god in peace 
O. I fear But the words come in to mind 
Judge not that ye be not Judged 
his nearest friends Stood around his death bed 
I did not See a tear Shed over him thare 
boys that I hear Swearing most every day 
Stood around him & Still they go on in their
wicked way unconcerned how long before 
 		         know 
they may be there we ^ not we are all born 
to die & we all know that we cannot live always 
I feel that we Should always he prepared to meet 
God [crossed out word] in peace the Boys here that is Some 
of them appear to think of nothing but the present 
you said or wrote that you had just got back 
from meeting & the Brothers begin to feel 
the Necesity of a revival I do hope that 
you will See a revival in your [illegible] my 
          you 
prayer is with ^ I wish that we might See 
[crossed out] [a] the work of the Lord [illegible] in the 
Army I hope we may. 
the Boys have got Some news that causes 
much talk it is that we are agoing to move 
to Mississippi within a week or so it is 
about 6 or 8 hundred miles I think the 
name of the place is Vicsburg on the 
Mississippi River the Boys Say if Old 
Gen [illegible] A Gilmore will Stay they want 
to go but if he will go we want to Stay 
I dont know as it makes much difference 
where we go I think it is very doubtful 
about our moveing very Soon 
it would be warmer down there to Stay this 
winter than it is here we have Some prety 
cold nights here it freeses quite hard 
nights it is very pleasant to day
Malvina you wrote you had been a husking 
   Corn I have not husked much corn this 
   year I think you have done well 
in husking corn I heard that you 
husked 34 bushels in one day 
I gues the Woman will beat the men 
yet    you Said you did not know about 
that box that was Sent but [crossed out] [nf] youd thought 
it would not of been very Acceptable 
according to what you read about what was sent 
fruit & Butter is good butter goes first 
best on our light bread but the Cakes 
we dont nead & it does not pay to Send 
them So far I received those Boots & those 
Socks that you Sent me & I am very much 
Oblidged to you untill I can pay you better 
& that wont be I am afraid very Soon not 
untill the war is over & we dont know how 
long that will be 
in regard to Edward he Said he would go 
if I would or if he could go as well a I could 
but now he had rather give away his 
horse than to go to war what has he heard 
that he wont go Uncle Sam uses his boys  
very well as we [crossed out] [as I] could expect when 
he has got so many to take care off 
I think he is a very good Uncle when 
his boys obey him  a little more 
to day Seems like Sunday aday of rest 
we have a quite a hard time on picket 
we go on once in 4 days besides on guard 
it is against the orders to load a gun on 
picket it is [illegible] picketing I think 
but I think it [crossed out] [it] is time to close my letter 
for [crossed out] [your] I think you must be tired of reading 
before now I hope to hear from you all 
again before long and I hope to see you 
again I hope this war may close if it 
is a going to close by fighting let us fight 
& if it is agoing to close by a compromise 
let that be done & not keep us down 
here guarding rebel property I thought 
that was played out long ago but we are 
guarding there fences & chicken coops 
if the guard catches any one takeing a 
rail for wood they Shout time up as tie 
him up [crossed out] [in the] by the thumbs 
but I have Said enough about that 
Ralph is lying here asleep he was on 
guard last night 
please write as soon as you can 
write all your thoughts or all that you can 
     So good Bye Wm & Malvina 
      from your Soldier Brothe A.W. [illegible] 
      My respects to all friends good day 
    may God Speed the right