Mt Sterling Ky
 February 10th 1865
Dear father now having
a fiew leasure moments
to spend I thought I would
Wright and let you know
how I get a long I am
well and hope these fiew
lines will find you the
same and was glad to 
hear that youg got home
all right and found things
sound and was glad you

enjoyed your visit so
well the boys are all well
except Dent Willey is well
and gon to his Company
Charles Rider is prety well
but he haint tough yet
Dent has ben prety sick
but is better now and
I am in hopes that he
may get along Strong 
			al
still stays at the hospit^
the regiment sent out
4 companies the other
day after the gurilies that
I spoke of in my last
letter the ones that took the 
stage horses between paris
and Mt Sterling they got
six of them and one of
them ofers to turn states
evidence against the rest
if they would liberate him

also tell them whear the
rest staid and said that
they had over 5,000 Dollars
worth of property secreated 
and if they will protect
him he will go and show
them wheare their is still
more besides that and I
guess that they will liberate
him but they dont know
how far to trust these
gurilies they are a going
to shoot the rest of them
they wont show them no
quarters Mr Shaw sais that
is all right the way you
disposed of his money
and wishes you to do
the best you can with
the note and sais that
you shal be well reward
rewarded for it when he

gits home if he ever
does tell Mother that a box
such as I sent for wouldent
not come a mis for we
live on government rations
entirely except a little milk
which we git once an a while
we still stay at the fort 
whear we was when you
was hear it is prety cold
hear but not as cold as it
was when you was hear
there is more snow than
their was when you was hear
I dont think of eny more
at present so I will
close From your son
W Teachout to a
Father Welcome Teachout
       Webster Teachout
Co L 11th Michigan
Cavelry Lexington Ky