one I smouged[?] we crawl into our nest like pigs and sleep like pigs until half past five in the morning Now I will tel you how we work it to have good swill when I say we I mean them that are in the tent with me. we walk in our sleep go to the pork barle steal two or three Dollers worth of pork then one of us go to town next day and buy edges and butter you may perhaps think that I am geting to be a rouge but I am a going to have something good to eat if I can get it steal or no steal as to them ceaching me at it they mint as well try to ceach the deavel—.

 

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We will get our pay in a few days I will try and send some home that is if it will go through in letters /

 

Dear Sister I have mailed a letter to you about two weeks ago with a doller in it please let me know if you got it or not also I’ve sen’t a letter the last day of feb with my likeness in it—Tit had a paper in it called the mail bag of Lexington it sead a few words about the 11^th Cavalry I wish you to read no more at present write to me just as soon as you get this write good long letters and let me know all the news my photagraph is not readey yet I will send it in next letter when you adress your letters to me write the direction plane and disstinctly espcially the 11^th and Co. I.

 

                                                William J Bartell

good by                                               Co. I. 11^th Mich Cavalry

for the present                                                 Lexington

from your brother                                                       Ky.

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