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you wanted to no how Angel carried
himself he gets along first rate is not led
of into bad company as I was affraid he
would be he is well most of he time and
as nosy as ever out of [money?] I money I guess
but that is the case with most of the boys
but they can get trusted at the Sutlers and mot of
them do when pay day comes they wont have much come

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to them

		November 1st /62
     Camp in the woods near Munfords

	Dear Lucy
		      once more I
take my pen in hand to write
you a few lines the reason I have 
not writen oftener is for want of
time & (for the last ten days I have
been scick I had better not said
anything about it I suppose but
thought I must give some excuse for
not writing to you oftener) I am now
getting better and shall be well in a
         days
few ^ now I have not been so but
what I could get around but it
has been pretty hard work part of
the time the first two weaks after we

	           state
come into this ^ we spent in schacing

Morgan from one part of the state
to the other with out even seeing him
he has so may more friends than
we have hear even those that call
then selves union men that thare
is no use of runing after him we
been into places here whare he has
ben gone but an hour or tow but
but he always runs seams to be
mighty afraid of us & I guess he
will keep out of our way I guess
I have writen enough about that
you wanted I shuld tell something
about [T.? I.?] Rawson I can tell you
all I know in a few words he 
left camp one morning about
daylight for the purpose of fetching
a pail of water about 10 o'clock thare
was an enquiry for Rawson but no
Rawson could be found and we
have sen nothing of him scince
I heard by the way of his Brother
inlaw that his folks new whare
					   a
he was I guess you will have to call him ^ Deserter

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and let him go at that

the Regiment left camp yesterday
for Nashvillee that is what was well
enough thare is a good many on the
scick list I stayed behind not
being quite well enough to ride
I. Blakeman is with me I guess he
is all the one you are aquainted with
but what is gone on with the Reg..
you wanted I should give you a 
decription of our way living about the
sleeping part first we have had no
tents since we come into this State
we have been favord with good wether
most of the time have had but one
snow Storm yet that come in the night
& we got pretty .wet & cold it is generaly
late when we camp at night & we dont
have time to fix up much shelter then
				of night			
we are called out at all times of ^ all
hours sometimes at 1 o-clock then again at
3, just as it happens it is new business
& we have got to get used to it
it is hard business but I get along
first rate when I am well
		     we
about the eating part ^ have enought to eat
most of the time hard Crackers enough and
Salt Bacon a plenty Sometime we get some
corn meal the then we have a hoe cake
we got a little flour yesterday and Mr Brooks
made
^ Some griddle cakes for us they went first rate
he had to Bake them in the [illegible in original] but he done
first rate I guess I have said enough abot what
we eat but little concequence anaway)
I have not the best place to writ I ever
see we have a few rails stuck up and a
little straw thrown on them to keep the sun
of & I am under them writing. the dust blows
round pretty freelly my writing desk is my
Satchel and bed Blanket piled up before me
may be all these things wll excuse this bad
writing somthing ought to thats certain
night Before last I received 2 letters
from you the first since I left
they had been following us up but
we moved so often that they did not
			        i
over take us you better bele^ve I was glad
to get them I hope you will write often
you sent me an extra envelop which I will
send back to you I thought we ware going
to be trouble to get such things but we
can get enough at present
I have writen a letter home but I sent
it before the mail come in if you see
		          them
William or Helen tell ^ I received there letter
	 have
I guess I ^ writen as much as you will
want to read and and I will stop
		I remain your most Sincere
		   Friend & well wisher
Direct as before to Louisville KY..     Othniel