November 7^th 1864

Point Lookout M^d

Prison Camp   C^o I 6^th Division

           

My Dear Father being a prisoner of War as I am here I take much pleasure and feel very thankful that I am permited to write home and to receive letter in return I rec^d a letter from Sarah of the 4^th ul^t. which came to hand the last mail I have not much to write you now only I still enjoy very good health and trust this may find you all the same. I am tolerable well clad for the comeing winter and also have a snug little cracker box house and employ myself at engraveing and reading I wish I could get to go home and carry some of my work

 

L. Britt D. Martin W. C. Moore and the rest that are here from your acquaintance is well as far as I know Angus M^cCallum Neill M^cLauchlin & Ruffin Wallace are dead I hear they died at Elmira N.Y. and W^m Barrett W^m K Nunnery & Duncan C. Blue left this point on a load of sick for exchange

 

I must stop for the present

 

I remain your Son truly

Until Death

N. Deaton

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