Camp Hascall parkersburgh V^a July 15^th

 

Dear Sister it is with pleasure I take my pen in hand to inform you that I am well and hope these few lines may find you in good helth. it is one oclock monday evening I have been here two weeks.

 

it is raining and looks like it would rain all the evening and I got the lieutenant to excuse me from drill we have to drill three hours in the forenoon and three in the afternoon. after that it takes up most all my time in cleaning my gun washing and mending and soforth it appears to me I would like to be at home this evening although I would not like to come home before I see some service we get one bakers loaf of bread three quarters of a pound of meat three tin cups full of coffee one half pint of bean soup one half gill of sugar and one gill of vinegar not quite two thirds of what we got in camp morton.

 

I write all my spare time instead of sleeping and playing cards, but I have a mighty poor place to write and a worse place to keep my paper

 

I have to stand guard tomorrow and I hope it will not rain I will have to quit writing untill I get rested

 

this is a mighty hard place. the men gets checks for their wages worth from 10 cents up to one dollar and four fifths of the regiment are now in their tents playing cards for them. I have saved my money and dont allow to take up any of my wages untill i can get the money. I dont blieve uncle sam will have any use for us after about chrismas

 

Our scouts still keep picking up the rebels it will soon come my turn to go out on picket

 

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I want you to write every chance you get and me know how all the girls are getting along I wold like to know how Margery, femme jane kate lizzie francisco emily and the eagle are getting through the world and you must go over to concord and see my rich gal with the big nose Luesa and if you see any thing taltons mary and she asks you why I did come to see her before I left tell her it was because i dident want to and also I want you to let me know about lafe and the irishman.

 

you must be a good girl and tell lina and Rachel they must be good girls and mind mother and tell mother I would like to have some of that good tea and biscuit

 

give my love to grandmother and all the rest of the folks

 

we expect there will be two more men drumed out of the regiment in the morning

 

I want you to speak a good word to margery for me and four or five to Femme Jane

 

write regular

 

Yours Affectionately

George W Young

 

 Luesa Luesa

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