Camp Welsh, Oct 26/61

 

            Dear friends, Again I will write a few lines to you. we are all well at present, except five or six, that are a little under the weather. some are home sick and some are a little sick. we all got a very bad cold the first night we were here, but it is very nice and warm now for it made us sweat this morning when we were out on drill. I write this to give you the directions. since I wrote to you I have found out that the other directions were not right, for one of our men was out to / the city yesterday and he inquired for the 45^th regiment, and they told him that there was five I regiments the 45^th, and so we will have to direct to Washington, DC, care of Col Welsh, Company I, 45^th regiment, PV. we can hear the cannon roar all the time. there was a battery of six guns went by here toward the river this morning, to practice. Again I have left a letter over night, for as we were out on drill yesterday the Colonel came along and told us to pack up our duds for a march,

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