Norfolk Va. Sept 19^th

 

Brother Sam

                        I rec^d your letter to day. We are having a regular northeast storm, equinoctial I guess. It commenced last night. We have been having beautiful weather I sent you a paper to day containing an account of the execution of a private of the 11^th Penn. Cavalry. I was out and saw him shot. He never stirred a finger after he fell. I did not go and see him after he was shot for I had to get back to Norfolk to go on duty at 12 M. If you have to lay down pump logs and get them at Frost Town you had better get them / bored by the day. Jim Allen here with me from Bristol says that there is a man at Bristol Center who does all that kind of business in there town and is an excellent hand His name is Russel Ingals he asks $1.50 a day. has got all the tools and is a quick workman. if you have no one engaged you had better make some inquires about him I wish I had my boots now for if this weather lasts long I shall need them I am well. Capt Griswold is home and I hear that he has the ague every day so I guess he will get his furlough extended

 

Lieut Brown got quite smart so that he was quite around. He has had a relapse / and is now down sick again. Lieut Evenden of Co. K. has charge of our Co. There is an order issued by our Col. that any soldier seen with any citizens clothing on it shall be seized and destroyed, even if you have on a hat.

 

Underclothing is excepted. I dont whether vest would be included or not. I hope mine will according to Regulations. Adams is going to try to get a furlough by & by and when he does I shall try too. Your wheat is coming up quick. I hope I may be home to help cut it Tell John I would like to put him through husking this fall but I should not want to run him much / cutting it up. Soldiering is awful lazy business I dont know as I shall be good for any thing to work if I ever get back, but like enough I can work in. I hope you saw the Capt at Naples. We have got a fire in our room for the first time. It is a fine place for coal. I expect we shant be bothered much chopping wood this winter if we stay here. I will try and be as saving as I can. I am going to change boarding places next week again. I get awful hungry between meals some times. There is a Conn. man keeps a bakery here and he makes first rate pies. They are about as large as Willies A.B.C. plate and five cents apiece. I have to call on him occasionally. Apples like those golden sweet in our orchard sell for 2½ cents a piece watermelons are gone. Send the boots as soon as you can. My shoes are shrinking now a good deal. I dont know

 

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but they will get to small for me before I get them worn out They do well enough yet. Tell Willie I am looking for his likeness

 

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Your Brother

            C. E. Reed

Co "G" 148^th N.Y.V.

 

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Sunday Morn. Cleared off. It is real cold this morning. Just a year since I was at home. We have got a splendid coal fire

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