Wednesday 6^th

 

I guess I will finish up my letter today whether we get a mail or no, but I am in hopes we shall get one before night. I thought I would not send what I wrote the other day till I got a letter from you, but we waited so long for letters and not got any, that I will finish up now any way. Today it looks a little like winter here. last night and this morning some snow fell or rather hail, there is not enough to cover the ground, but in some places it looks quite white, they say there is full as much now on the ground now as they generaly have here. I dont think what there is on the ground now will stop long with us, by tomorrow it will be warm and take it all off. yesterday two of our company was detailed to go out onto a Government plantation, to stop, and look out for it. George Oldham came back from New Orleans Saturday he was/gone from the company three weeks. he is so still about his affairs, we cannot find out whether he has got a commission of not, but we all think he has. we shall not find out till he leaves for good. last night our Lieut, and two more of the company went down to the city again. there is three besides the Lieut. down there now. my old boss the judge has not got back yet, so I do have to do much now till three oclock in the afternoon. then the Provost Marshal acts as judge. yesterday there was a case up for trial, that made me think of the cases they have in the Police court that we used to see in the herald, a bit laughable it was. I hear that the draft is put of for a while it is just as I expected. they will not draft before next Spring if they do atall, and I hope they will not, if they can get the number of men by waiting for volunteers till Spring. you asked me about what we have to live on, Salt hoss, a plenty, but I do not find much fault now. we live a/great deal better than we did, for we draw better grub than we did a while a go. we draw potatoes and fresh beef now once in a while, and then the cooks exchange some of our army rations for other things at the stores. if you send me a box you had better ask Frank if he will not show you how to pack it, so the things will not be apt to spoil, for he has seen boxes sent to the boys where all of the things were spoilt, and he knows how they should be packed. one of the boys had a box sent him this week, in which most every thing was spoilt, and two others came all right at the same time. all are quite well. I will write again soon when I get your letter

                                                                                                Yours  L Josselyn

 

[envelope: Postmark New Orleans Jan 11’64/58^th/Mr. Cyrus Josselyn/West Hanover/Mass]

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