Chattanooga Oct 14th 1864
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Dear Wife and Children it is With Pleasure tha^
i take Pen in hand to Let you know that i am well
and hope this will find you Well also but i am
Sorry to Say that Lewis is not yet will but is Still
with the Reg we have just been on a heavy martch
and have not round hear after 2 weeks march i went
to Atlanta Started from this Place for the Reg the
same day i wrote the Last Letter to you and went
their the next Day after i Got their went on picket
come off the next Day after that and when we com
in we were ordered to pack up and get ready to
march that nite we went on the cars and
Started for this Place from hear we went to Athens
Alabama on the Cars and from their we went
on foot to Florance about 50 miles on foot Drove
old forest acrost the Tennesee River about
5 miles from Tuscumba whear the Boys ware
2 years ago then we Turned Round marched
back to Athens took the Cars and Come

to Chattanooga this morning about 30[c?]
well and round Exept my feet are verry sore
and So you See this is the first chance i have
had to Write to you in about 3 weeks it is Rumered
that we will Stay hear for a fiew Days but Dont
no how it will go but When you Write after
this Letter Comes to you Can Direct to
O.G. Dunckel Co K 14th mich Inft 1st Reg
2nd [Diri?] 14th A.L. Chattanooga Tenn and it
will Come to me if i am not hear i got your
Letter Last nite that you direct to Lute
with Daniels Letter in it was glad to hear
that you was al Well and was glad to hear
from Daniel Shall answer his letter in a 
day or too when i get rested a little was
glad to hear you had got the Pen and
to 5 dollars you Can see that i Dont Spend
all my money as some do i want my family
to have Some of it as well as i Do Dear Wife
Wrote you was afraid you woould freas to 
death this Winter i hope not Frankey must
mud up the house Warm and then you

can keep warm with less Wood tell frank
to make the Stable Warm and Dry and Stable
and take Good Care of the Cattle if you have
that Little [firn?] Steer yet and he is yet for
Beef you had better kill him and Eat him
up when you Write you must tell me all the
news and all the Perticulars about home and
now i will tell Hatty that her Lewis is
looking quite Poor and thin but he Says
he feels Better then he has before in Some
time and i hope he will Get well now but
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this march was Party hard on him as it Rain^
all the way out their and mud anckel Deep
at that but he feels smart to day again
and hope he will Get along George & Charly
are well and now as you Write you woo
-uld send me 1/2 [lb?] of tea so you may Send
it now if you can and Mother Send
me Good Green tea and Sew it in a 
Bag so it wont Brake Open i feel as if
i could Drink a Good Cup of Tea now
if i had it as Soon as i Draw my Pay
again i will send you Some more

money and you must Do as well
as you can write and tell me if aney
thing goes rong and if you want to no about
aney thing Old Sealy. Owes me about 4 Dollars
harie Perkins will no how mutch it is
2 Dollars for a Sled and most 2 Dollars
balance on Drag Teath Harve will no how
it is and you can get that maby you
can get Potatoes or Wheat or some thing
you want if he cant Pay the money
and now mother and Harry and all of
the children i must Bid you all
Good By for this time and Write Soon
and often and i will Do So as often as i
can i Shall Try to Get a furlow this Winter
and come home and see you if the
War Dont close that is if thay will Give
me one David Dear child you have the
Ague all the time dont you Pa is sorry for you
he hopes you will get well this fall my
Love to Charly Etty Harry and Dear Little
Maty Frank Hatty and Mother all of
you Good By for this time
                      O.G Dunckel