November 10th 1864
Dear father now having a 
few moments to spend 
I take the pen in hand
to let you know I get
along I am well and hope
these few lines will find
you the same    the boys
are all well as far as
I know I got a letter 
from you saying that
you was a going to take
a box to town the next
day the [?] probility is that
it is to Lexington now
and we are moun Stirling
now and dont know how
long we shal stay their
but they have a team
gon to Lexington from 
co A and if you directed
it to co A it will come
in when they come back

and if not I shal send
after it the first chance 
I get and then I will
wright rite away and let
you know how the things
come through I will see
that each one of the boys
get their own things if
each ones are marked
Election went for old Abe
About 950 majority in Lexing
ton I dont know how our
regiment went for they
was not but to hole comp
anies hear and a fiew of
Some of the other companies
what they was hear went
50 for mack 150 for old
 Abe and I think that is
about the way it will
run all the way through
the regiment the place which
we are now at mount Stirling
went a little majority for
mack I dont now exactly

how much but not over
95 majority after 4 oclock
election day they let them
have whisky and a more
drunken Set you never
 saw in your life and
they was all mack men to
it rained all day like evry
thing election day and for
that matter it has rained
for the last 10 days evry
day but one and that was
cloudy and I wet and then
 dry and then wet again
we have lots of fun and 
some awful hard times
I have seen the time I
should like to have got
our hay pen for to slept
in it would have kept
me dry and out of the 
mud I have slept whear
the water has run under
me and wet every rag of
clothes I had on me so

I could get up in the
morning and ring the
watter right out of then
just so you had taken
them rite out of a wa
sh tub that is soldiers
life but I never saw 
the day I regreted that
I enlisted yet I have seen
a great deal and am a going
to see a great deal more
have you sent that money
yet if you haint put it
in a letter and send it
right along the sooner the 
beter 25 Dollars put it in
as large bills as fesible
it will come safe in
a letter for the boys
send all their money
in that way and all they get
from home comes in
letters I remain as ever your son
W Teachout respectfuly yours W Teach

[Written upside down at top of letter, then travels down left side]
after this pleas direct to
Mr Webster Teachout Co L 11th
Michigan Cavelry Lexington 
                                Ky
instead of co A for I belong to Co L now
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