Camp [illegible] Sep 22 
My Dear Brother and Sister 
as I have nothing to do at 
presant I will write a little to you 
I am here in the woods at camp 
last Thursday we left camp 
wallace and marched about 8 miles 
and Stayed on a Rebel camp and 
marched about 1 mile on Friday 
on Satuday we marched about [illegible] 
miles to Crittenden and Stayed 
on a rebel camp again and  
Sunday we marched back about  
15 miles and today I expect we 
leave here it is Said that the 
Rebels camped here night before 
last it is an old camp ground 
and I hope we [crossed out] [can] will not Stay 
here long the Rebels have 
confisicated and killed So many 
Beef cattle that it has not a very 
pleasant Smell around here I 
was out on picket last night 
but did not See [illegible] any 
Rebels as I know of Jude Said 
he Seen Some last night we have 
taken a few Rebels and Some Negro 
Slaves it is Said the Rebels war 
in Crittenden a bout an hour 
after we left we follow them 
& they follow us rather [illegible] 
but they dare not meet us 
I guess they are cunning fellows 
the war will never close unless 
there is more done than we do 
although we went out about 
30 miles we drove them from 
place to place but did not Shoot 
again we have been drawn in 
a line of battle a number of 
times expecting a fight 
when we was on the march I 
Saw a quite annumber of 
plantations and lot of negro 
Slave, little nigers houses Just 
up all around the house 
I dont think this is a very 
good Farming country here 
althoug h they raise considerable 
corn and potatoes the crops 
is ruined we camp in large 
Corn fields Some times 
but then Something else 
I guess the boys are all well 
James was Corporal of the 
guard last night he has just
come of and is well I have 
not Seen Philip Since last 
Thursday Ralph Luther Jude 
and Michael and all the rest 
of the boys from around there 
is here and well we enjoy 
ourselves as well as could be 
expected I think I have not 
been [illegible] to meeting but a 
couple of times Since we left 
there yesterday did not Seem 
like Sunday to me around 
with a gun all day we know 
no Sunday here in the army 
I thought of the Prayer Meeting 
last night and I hope I am not  
forgotten there I know I have 
not fogotten them may God 
Speed the right that we may meet again 
So I bid you good bye for a Season 
from your Solder Brother AWB