Louisville Ky
     March 5th 1865
Dear father now having a 
fiew leasure moments to spend
I thought I would wright
you a fiew lines to let
you know that I am well
and hope these fiew lines
will find you the same
the boys are all well and 
tough most of the Rome
boys have gon to Nashville
Tenn we expect to go evry
day we dont know how
long we shal stay their

probly not long they went
on the river and we are
going buy railroad it
will take them about a
weak to go buy water and
only about 48 hours buy
rail we drawed our horses
last night and the prospect
is we will leave right off
we drawed our pay last
Saturday and I expressed
Sixty Dollars to you
buy Adams Express company
I have got the receit and
if you cant get it with
out it right and I will
send the receit buy male
to you you will haft
to pay the expressage
on it when you take it
out for I forgot to pay
it I was in such a hury

but it will come through
just the same also I
sent you a box of things
about the time Aunt 
Lidy went home from 
hear and wright and let
me know wheather you
got it or not I have
got me a damed ugly
horse but he is just as
nice as you can find
weigh just 10 hundred
dark sorrel fat as a seal
none of the rest would
not take him for he was
so ugly they could not
bridle him but I took
him this morning and
put a bridle on him
and rode him all around
camp he is a splended 
riding horse but it is

a hard job to bridle
him but I guess I can
bring him to it after a 
while I Shal probly get
a chance to see some of
the boys that I know when 
I get to Nashville Pri Carpenter
is their and a boy of their
his name is Walice Chafey
the chafee down to marge
town Mr Shaw sais that
he is glad that you
done as you did with
Mr Sturns and wants to
know wheather you made
him pay the cost or not
what you made in geting
it no more at present
wright soon and often
I remain as ever your 
son W Teachout to his
father Welcome Teachout Rome Mich