November 2th 1864
Dear father now having a
few leasure moments to
spend I thought I would
wright to you and let
you know how we get along
I am well and hope you
the same the boys are all
well as far as I know
they have divied the new
recruits all up into all
of the companies and their
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are not hardly to in the sam^
company they have changed and
put me in Co L and I dont 
know what companies the rest
is in they haint none of the
rest of the boys but me in
Co L the rest of the regiment
has gon to mount Stirling and
their they are sent all around
to keep the rebs cool through
lection there is a quite a stir

down hear about election
the boys some will hurrah
for little much and their
will bee another that will
hurrah for Abe and the little
mack man will say that he 
can whip any Lincoln man
and they well tell him his
chance is good and like as
not they will go at it
and have a regular nock down
there is just such caces to
or three times a day some
days they have sent me to my
company for the reason cornal
brown sent in a petition to
cornal ratliff to send all 
of his ordlies to their comp
anies so they sent me to
my company and I got their
and they said they had trans
fured me to to co L so I am
in Co L there is a good lot
of boys their but they are
all strangers to me almost

the things you sent to
me buy hank Cole he
brought through and gave
me all right and they
came very excepitible and
now buy my being ditailed
away from my company so
and coming back so late
I shal bee thrown out of my
[?] pay this pay day and
I am almost out of
money and I want you
to send me twenty or
twenty five Dollars put
it right into a letter
and put it in big bills
as you can and I want
you to send it just as
soon as you can after you
get this letter be shure and
hurry it through for I haint
had only what I I took from
home with me yet and I
have got 25 cents lefft enough
to get my washing done this

next weak I shant draw
my pay untill almost to
months then I shall draw
three months wages then I
shal have money a plenty
you neadent send me any
box yet a while for I dont
know whear we are a going
to put up for winter when
I find out I will wright 
and have you send me one
wright sooner than you
do and a good deal oftene
-r than you have yet
for I want to hear from
you oftener Pleas Direct
as before only put L whear
A was Direct Mr Webster Teachout
                              Co L 11th Mich
I remain as ever     Cavelry Lexington
your son                                Ky
W Teachout