Camp Near. Lebanon .K.y 
Fryday Apr 10the 1863 
 
Respected . Brothers & Sisters 
I recd your letters a few days since 
was glad to hear that you are well or 
getting better. this pleasant day finds 
us as well as usual, full as well as could be 
expected. under Such Sircumstances Sinse 
I last wrote you we have been moveing 
around some there has quite a lot of Mich 
igan Boys got togather for once. C. Regts 
,2ond, 8th, 17th, 18th, 20th & 22nd 
there is some prospects of getting our pay 
Co A is fallin in now for theirs 
William you say there is some talk that you 
will all have to come down & fight under 
the Conscription law. I Should like to 
See you but I dont know as I can Say 
that I want to se you down here. but I 
cant say I am Sorry I came. but it is 
not much like home. I did not expect it 
would be therefore am not disappointed
we cannot tell what the future will bring forth 
I think it is well we dont know for it 
would cause Sorrow & trouble of mind 
as it is we know nothing of only the presant 
& the past. we view things on the Bright 
Side. & trust in a kind providence & all is 
well. we are deprived of many priveleges 
          Soldiering 
while in the Army. I think I like ^ it full 
better than I expected Some times it is 
hard to march in the cold rain. especially 
when called up in the night when tired 
you wished to know what I thought of 
the Negroes I dont know but they are as 
a general thing. about as well of & they can 
easily be. if it was not for the name of 
being Slaves. they have nothing to worry 
themselves about. only work & some not 
very hard at that. true there is exceptions 
Some are used hard. have hard masters 
& get badly whiped sometimes. as a general 
thing we in the North hear of those that 
are used the worst. the most as brutes. but 
I wish they were all free & Colonised
 I would not want them in the 
     North no never I dont consider them 
as Brutes as Some do not by any means. 
they I should not be bought & Sold as 
Such. but enough of the Negro this time 
[illegible] wished to know what kind of 
a drill Skirmish[crossed out] [ing] Drill is. in the first 
place if it is only company skirmish. O 
tell her to ask George. C. he can the tell 
her it will take me to long [crossed out word] if he wont tell 
her I will at another time 
James is quite well, he has a cold there is 
a great many complaining of bad cold 
Jude & George Cornell are well 
Luther.  Woods.. M. Stuck are well [crossed out] [an] 
Luther Stands it first rate. [illegible] Shep 
is not very well got. a bad Cold 
Philip is quite well so that he marched 
today 10 miles & yesterday the same 
S. Carlile got his toes bruised today 
by a wagon wheel. otherways well 
A. Denel is well. the Regt is quite healthy 
now [crossed out] [not] it is larger than it has been
before in four months not so many  
Sick I am glad to see the boys 
getting better. I hope Ralph may 
soon be with us again he is at [crossed out] [Lou] 
Louisville I Suppose you have heard before  
now no more this time write soon & 
often my respects to all friends 
I guess I will send a little money in 
this & you may hand it to 
H Barber if you please. good bye 
A.W. Barber 
 
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James & me have just had 
Some Jonny Cake & milk 
& pie for Supper 
 
we have drawn our pay [crossed out] [I] 
$26 I will Send $9 in this letter 
we got it all in two dollar bills 
I heard that Edward had gone away 
have you heard where he is & what 
he is doing, how does all the folks 
get along, Especially the girls 
I will send 20 by express & none 
by mail, they think it will be 
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