November 12th 1864
Dear father now having
a fiew leasure moments
I take my pen in hand 
to rite and let you know
we are all well and
enjoying our selves the
best kind I just got
that box this morning
evry thing came through
safe as far as I know
of Stone and Eugene
and mine was all right
I should think buy the
looks of Willeys and
Charleys that they are all
right they are both out
on a scout and I shal
haft to keep theirs till


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plias direct to Webster Teachout
                                            Ky
co L 11th Michigan cavelry ^Lexington
I have ben changed from A to L
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800
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they get back Stones
can of apple butter the
top of the can bursted
of and lost some of it
but not much it made
sort of nasty work in
the box was the most
other ways from that it
was all right Sulvester
Boney has ben down
hear and seen us and
Some of the boys was
Saying they saw him
in mount Stirling this
morning and he said
     a
th[ea]^t  he was not going
home untill monday he
was a democrat when he
started from home and
now he sais his views
on politics is very much

changed he seemed to
think that if he had a
chance to vote that he
should not vote for old
Abe for he said his papers
always preached up that
the soldier had got to vote
just as the oficers saw
fit to have them or 
other wise had to vote
under the fedril bayonets
he said he came through
louisville and down to
Lexington on election day
and he said each party
had just as fair a chance
to vote as ever he saw
and then he came down
to mount Stirling and
he said the democrats
said their that they

never had a fairrer election
in the world and that
he said changed his views 
he will go home a diffrent
man I hope Lieutenant
Sturns of co [H] H has
resigned and they give 
him a dishonerable discharge
it makes him feel a little
down in the mouth and
I should think it would 
eny one he is hear yet
I dont know how long
                                          e
he is a going to stay befor^
he goes home hee boys
in his company sais he
is the worst coperhead they
eaer saw they almost threten
shoting him some times
we have not got into winter quar
ters yet but we are in hopes to
before long for it is geting some
cold and it has rained for the
last to weaks most evry day
I remain as ever your son W Teachout