Camp at Louisville Ky.

July 6^th/65.

           

Dear Brother,

                                    Yours of the 30^th Ult. was rec'd yesterday evening and I was happy to hear from you. Since I last wrote you we have had quite an interesting time. The first thing new was the order for furloughs, 20 per cent of our Regt at a time for ten days were furloughed (excepting the one year men). Since the first squad started home, an order has been issued to muster out of the Servise immediatly all the Veterans that reinlisted in 63 (eighteen hundred and sixty three) another order has since been recd to / muster out the remaining troops of the Army of the Tennessee, 14^th 15^th and 17^th Corps. You can find the order in the Louisville Journal of to day. We expect to start from here for the State of Ohio next Monday or tuesday. In all propability our Regt will go to Cleveland O. to be finally mustered out, furloughing men has has been ordered to be stoped. I am well satisfied to go home, as I do not wish to soldier in time of peace.

 

Soldiering is getting to be a perfect drag. Our Reg't was paid off a few days ago for eight months and one installment of bounty. Our remaining pay & bounty will be pay for two months and bounty one hundred and ninty Dollars. 

 

The reason of our Regt being tranfered was on account of non-Veteran Regts going home from Washington on the expiration of their term of Servise. In our campaigning through the States of Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, I have seen a great deal of fine country. Yet I do not know of any that I like better than our old home in Ohio. The place you refered to our Reg't being stationed on the railroad was six mile from Gallatin Tenn, on Pilot Knob, 20 mile from Nashville, on this of Nashville from here. We had good times while there. I do not know as I can tell you any more news to night /

 

            I was in hopes that you had come to the conclusion to rent Mr Abells place even in preference to going to war, or after the. Dont you think we could make money at it!

 

How about you and Miss Adelia Morse, and the letters? You must look out, the young ladys of Independence are getting sharp and will pull the wool over a young mans eyes. Even if he has seen some of the ways of this world. Please dont let any one know that I told you any thing of this.

 

Perhaps you had better address me at home next time you write.

           

No more,        

But remain

Your Affectionate

Brother William

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