Camp 148^th NYVols

Monday Morn July 19^th 1865

 

            Dear Sister

                                    When I wrote last I expected to have been mustered out by this time and on the road home. But it seems as if every thing worked against us Our papers are all ready now, but in the eleventh hour it has been discovered that four companies have lost their books and we must now wait till new ones can be obtained and then they will have to be written up

 

There is a "nigger in the fence" some where and the fuss about the books a mere pretext to keep us a little longer. One half the Regiments in the army have lost their books and I guess we can show as clean a record as any. The fact is there are one or two Generals who are anxious to keep up their commands till they can get fairly settled in some good place

 

The boys are getting rather impatient Last tuesday Gen Ord reviewed the Corps. It rained all the way there and part of the way back again. To day we have got to be reviewed by Gen Terry. I keep hoping each will be the last. Not much fun in marching / four or five miles through the hot sun with woolen clothes on for the sake of being seen by a General and a few ladies. I begin to doubt about my getting home before the 4^th of July now

 

            I received a letter from you last wed morning and a paper Friday morning I expect it will be the last I hear from home am sorry I wrote to you not to write

You should see the oceans of berries that are ripe here now raspberries blackberries and huckleberries. Bushels of them can be picked right around camp Have berry pie berry pudding and berry shortcake so you can see I am doing well enough. My health is getting to be first rate. I guess the berries agree with me. I expect you are eating breakfast now at home (5¼) oclock. We will not have ours till 7.

 

            Hoping I shall soon be home I bid you good morning and close

                                                                                   

Your Affct Bro—

Charles

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