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I aint very badly
troubled with the
blues I guess I have a
touch of it some times
we are camped in our
dog tents yet they are 
rather cold for we have
frosty nights now write
me all the news when
you write I Shall get
the letters some time
let me know how
Brooks gets along
and the rst of the
soldier Boys that you
are acquainted with
I would like to see
you for a little while
as I can talk a goode-
-al better than I can write
I would have you
direct to Nashville if I
wernt afrid we should 
go away before a letter
could get here
Give my best respects
to Hat
(one of. old," Abes pickets)
			O.E.G

	Nashville Tenn.. Oct 27th 1863

     Lucy
	          once more I take
my pen to write you a few lines
not in answer to any thing I
have received although I suppose
this is no fault of yours our
mail all goes to our Brigade
& I have not been with them
for the last month & dont 
know when I shall be again
we are wating for horses & Saddles
and we may be here a number
of days yet. time has passed
rather slow lately for I have
not had much to do all

I have had to do for the last
two weeks is to put the Boys on
guard when their turn come
thare is fourteen of our Company
with me. Frank I have not seen
for the last month he was
not well then I guess he is
before this time Gust went to
the Hospital at Chattanooga
I have not seen him since
or heard from him
thare is not much chance for
getting furloughs if thare was
I would like one for I
would like to see home once
more thare is Boys in our
Company that have been wounded
and are not able for duty yet
who have been trying to get
furloughs but dont make it
  out yet . I dont see as thare
is much prospect of the war
closing Rosecrans is removed the

reasons the President has for doing
it I dont know what they are
Grant & Thomas are left with
the Army of the cumberland
our Brigade belongs to Thomas Corps
and we are not afraid to trust
him.      I tell you I have seen
the time within the last month that
I wanted to be at home when you 
pass along the road whare thare is
hundreds of wounded passing all the
time the bullets flying and the dead
lying all over the ground it is anyt
hing but a pleasent sight to me
and when one thinks how little it
amounts to its enough to make
three years seem like a long times
and I have about give up all
hopes of getting relesed short of
that time I live in hopes
you would not think a soldier
life worth much if you could see
how they are used down here some
times (but enough of this)