Nov 5th 1864
   Dear Father now having
just received a letter from you
and finding that you was all
[?] well I was glad to hear that
I can say the same buy my 
self and the rest of the boys
as far as I know of them
we are having prety hard times
at present it comenced raining
the first day of this month
and has rained ever since
till about midnight last night
it Stoped and cleared up
then and it is so cold
that the boys suffer with
cold and they are all wet
and all the blankets are wet
also they mooved camp
down to Mount Stirling
they started the day it

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P S Direct
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       W Teachout
       Co L 11th Mich
       Cavelry Lexington Ky
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comenced raining and it
is 93 they always
make to days march of it
so they was out 2 days then
after they got their they was
ordered all over a company
in a place till after
election to keep things
strait I think there is
no doubt but what
Old Abe will be elected
buy a heavy majority it
seems to bee the opinion
of the soldiers they have
a march down every day
                                         nt
some whear in the regime^
they will get a talking
about politics and get
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mad then they will hav^
a fight over it Stone 
is detailed from his company
as mail carrier he has to go
and get the mail down
town twice a day rain

or shine and also has the
old chaplains horse to take
care of I had rather bee
a high private than to
bee detailed out on eny
duty most for it will bee
when the company sees you
                                    es
how are you waitor he mak^
a good niggar and so it
goes but the captain and
Cornal that I was detail for
tried to get me back but
the carnol of the 11 went
to the general and made
out a petition and got
it signed buy the general
for all detailed men in
his regiment to bee sent
to their companies for
duty so that called me
you rote me that you was
a going to send me a box
and a number was a going to
send in it we are now at


Mount Stirling but probly will go
back to Lexington after lection &
put up for winter quarters
I wrote home for you to send
me 20 or 25 Dollars if you haint
sent it I wish you would as
soon as you can for I want
some money I haint got eny
scarcelly and send it imediatly
if posible for I shant draw
pay this pay day wright
and tell me what kind of
a mass meating you had
in Adrian and how big
a peroud how dose the wheat
look this fall in Michigan
as a general run and how
is that peace that I plowed
on the corners I am glad that
cowin is going to moove in 
the red house thhis winter
and work the farm how is
that little colts foal did it
ever leave any sear or bunch
whear he cut it in the mower

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no more at present I remain as ever your Son W Teachout
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