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To Miss Hanna
Its cold and theres not very warm clothing he might leave in 3 or 5 more months. See the number of Sick & Disabled Soldiers it would make your Heart Ache. they are Dyeing Every Day. But enough of the Hard Side of a Soldiers Life he would tell you the good Side If he knew it But don't think that hes Home Sick or Disheartend for such is not the case for he is only telling you a few simple Facts of a Soldiers campaign Indeed he wish never to Return Home Permantly untill this Wicked -
To Miss Hanna
hes doing good they have enough food but he arived at St. Louis about 2 oclock on the morning of the 26th one of his friends are very sick he says. -
To Miss Hanna
There was a spy but he was caught going out Past our Picket Guards & was arrested & Examined & Papers of Importance to the Rebels found in His Possession & He was Brought Back & Court martialed & Sentenced to Be Hung Dead By the neck he said but he was saved by someone. -
To Miss Hanna
One Day last week there was 126 men mostly Deserters from Price & citizens of this State Came in & took the oath of Allegiance & 100 of them joined his army so now theres more people on the north side. -
To Miss Hanna
If Permited to live then he exspect to Return Home & See the People & Eat Peaches. We Could get Home This winter Coming By Reenlisting as Veterans for 3 years longer But he not wanting to get Home that Bad yet a while. -
To Miss Hanna
he hope & think that the War will Be Over By that Time. he think that the Election or Reelection of President Lincoln will Do much Toward the Closeing of the War.. "The Election is near at hand and hes glad to tell her that Co. A has No McClellen Men Amongst our No.. he thinks that Every man that Belongs to Co. A will Vote for Old Abe without a Doubt. -
To Miss Hanna
There all the Dirty & little Smokey Shantys Ever See those Certainly was the greatest Each Shanty large enough for 2 men him & his Bunk Mate Mr Albert Grimes Took Possession of one Shanty & to Work they went and In one half Day they had it arranged Somewhat to there Notion So that they can be Tolerable Comfortable again. -
To Miss Hanna
If they Do not Surrender he hopes to God that our Government will Exterminate the whole Crew of those General Officers & leading men for they cant but know that there case is a hopeless one & have no reason for Continuing the war longer so the war is still going on. -
To Miss Hanna
he gets to go back home in 10 days so the war has ended and the north won so tell everyone hes coming back.18-19
