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   Give my best respects to all enquiring Friends
some of them I promised to write a calculate to
yet when I get time
  	                    I guess I have done & (Good bye)
						        1862
	Camp Six miles East of Nashville Tenn: Nov 24

		I received yours of the 19th
last evening and as I have a few minuits
to spare I thougt I would write you a few
lines I sent you a letter the 18th and wrote
about all I could think of but I aggreed
to write whenever I. had time will write
a few more lines now we hve moved but
four miles since and have been lying in
camp restig the regiment both men & horsses
needid rest very much they  had been out
one a scout for two weaks had chased the
rebles all over the country the Rebles wont
stand and at all but just as quick as
we come in sigt get rite up & skedadle our boys
run old Morgan for five miles one day but
could only keep in sight of him by seeing the
dust his horses raised thay seem to be mighty
			   wich which
fraid of our regiment our regiment is acting
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as scouts for General Rosecrans it is called
the best Cavalry regiment he has in his comand
maybe you think I am brgging allittle the Genrals
hade a goodeal of a debait to see which should
have the 4th Mich.. to comand we have been
in Mc.. Cooks Divison but aint in any divison
now and do about as we have a mind to
we are camped in the woods one a side hill
with a first rate Spring of water close by
and are having a very good time we have plenty
to eat Hard tack Bacon & coffee for Breakfast
Bacon Hard tack & coffee for Dinner coffee Bacon
& Hard tack for Supper and some other good
things such as Sweet potatoes molasses & Chickens
& once in the while a turkey I killed 3 the
other day and they made a first rate Kettle
full we have all got to be first rate
cooks of course live well enough
you spoke of looking at little 2 ½ inch case
		           s
you had in your posse^ion I believe I have
one about the same size and looke at once
in the while & some times twice ha I should
like to look at the orignal a goodeal better
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I read those lines writen in that little
Book often but think of the one that wrote
them a goodeal oftener you say you have
taken a school to teach this winter I wish you
all the good luck in the world you seam
to think the School House is in a Lonesome
			         know
place I Dont know as I do I ^ very well
whare it is should think you had a good
place you must not have the Blues to
much have them once in the while just to
know
^ how good you can fell I get along first
rate most of the time get a little lonesome
           the while
once in ^ but it dont last long I get
along full as I expected to I dont enjoy
                n
myself any better than I would at home
I would not have you think but get
along very well I am writen this one a box
of Hard Tack sitting on my Blanket on the ground
in our tent Mr Bunce & Deleforce are writing
by the same light Miletus an Augustus are out
by the fire eating there Supper Gus gets 
along first rate & so does Miletus he got a
letter from home last evening

I beleive I have writen about all
I can think of you said write a long
letter and i think I have done pretty well
if we ware stiring around any I might
have more to write about your letter was
about the right length you wanted to
know if i would like to have a paper sent
once in the while I would like anny
one you have a mind to send me dont
get many in camp onley what we have
sent to use we have a chance to buy one
once in the while by paying from 10 to 20 cents
we have a chance to buy soft Bread by 
paying 20 cents a Soft rye bread at that he
sells cheese for five cents a mouth full
other things after the same fashion but
he dont sell to me and I guess he wont
much        write as often. as you can let
	   how
me know ^ you get along with your School
I am not afraid but what you will get along
first rate let me know all the news. my Candle
is most burned out the candle stick is a baynite stuck wrong end
up in the ground the boys have gone to bed all around me and want
me to blow out the light and so I will quite
ride the verses on the out side of this envelop I guess they are all
        I will send you back that Kiss you sent to me  OE Gooding
not that one but one just like it will keep that myself