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if you should see any of our folks tell
them to direct to Jeffersonville, Ind
I wrote to them the other day and told them
to Direct Louisville we had orders to go thare
then but they ware countermanded be forer
we moved                     O.E.G

					1862
				                30
          Camp nere Jeffersonville Ind = Sept

Dear Lucy      I take this time to
write you a few lines & let you
        how
know ^ I am getting along we left
Detroit Friday morning one half of the
regiment going to the central depot the
others going By the Southern Rout we left Detroit
at 4 P.M. arived at Adran at 8 in the
evening the cittizans furnished us with a
lunch Stoped about half an hour when the
train lefet for Laporte Ind.. arived thare
						     d
next morning unloaded our horses feed & water^
them & took Breakfast our selves coffee
furnished by the citizans. left Laporte at
noon one of the nicest villages I was ever
in it is about 225 miles from Detroit
on the Mich.. Southern & Northern Ind..
Rail Rode run down to the crossing about 12

miles & switched on to the New Albany
& Salem Railroade got into Indianaplos
about 12 oclock the same nigt hot coffee
furnished us by the citizans Frank &
myself ware detailed to carry it from
the Hotel to the cars left thar at one o'clock
by the Indianaplos & Jeffersonville R. Road
for this place arived at noon Sunday. it
did not seem much like Sunday to
me everythigns looks like ware here soldirs
are coming in by every train we expected
to of went across the river to Louisville
but have gone back about 3/4 of a mile
from Jeffersonville & camped right in sight
of [Rabledome?] the Rebls have a large force
      12 or 14 miles of this place & a
Battle is expected but I guess the Fedrals
are prepared to meet them any time they
are a mind to come we are ancxious to
get drilled so we can be over thare with
them we are now camped in a very plesent
place but I dont think we shall stay here
very long we arived here with but one bad


accident about 2 miles from Jeffersonville
the cares run under a bridge thare was
a number of our boys out on top of the
cars they all see the Bridge & laid
down but one he was standing up his
head come against the Bridge Braking
his jaw and almost tearing his scalp
of. the Doctor thinks doubtfull about his
getting well he was one one of our company
his home was in Detroit City I dont
know as it is any wors to be hurt
in this way than to be hurt in Battle
it seems worse to us yesterday thare was
				  passed
4000 thousand paroled prisoners ^ by the camp
they ware taken at Murfordvill the 17
of this month through the trechery of Gen-
Buel who is under arrest now General
Nelson was shot by one of his officers sunday
morning he had comand of the forces for
the defence of Louisville the Boys are
well from our way and fell well Frank
myself ware on guard last night night
and have no duty to do to day so we are

spending our time writing Frank is laying on
the ground asleep now he has writen so much to
Maria that he has run out we shant get much
time to write for a spell as we have a good deal
to do in camp Stebins & myself went out on a
forging expidition yesterday we found some Beach
nuts some Acorns green corn and part of an apple
all of which we confiscated we are in a hurry
to get across the River so that we do more
of that buisness I dont now as I am writing
any thing that will interest you to read
& I guess I will stop
A Fuller esq sliped his head out pretty easy
[Athelinboys?] think he will be sent for our
officers thought he was coming with us they told
		    right
him it would be all ^ about his pay if he
					  shall
would come along Capt.. Wells says he ^ send
for him if he dont come without but I
dont think he will and I hope he wont
if he is agoing to be as lazy here as he was
in Detroit he no need to of lied to us
				  with
as he did he said he was coming ^ us
I did not beleive him any of the time
he come on to the cures at the Junctions
this side of Detroit and the boys thout he
was going sure and did not miss him
till we had gone a number of miles
you need not let him know that I have
writen you anything about it & I will tell more
Some other time (plese keep still)
I have got tired of writing & guess you will
of reading this scribling the wether is a goodeal
warmer hear than in Detroit and I have to
write this laying on the ground
Plese Direct to (Jeffersonville Ind.. 4th Mich..
					Cavalry
			Company A
    Truly Yours  Othniel
I hope you feel as well as I do today if you do I will risk
					 you     write soon
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