Morganzeis Louisiana July 27^th 1864

 

Dear Malvina

                                    I am almost ashamed to write to you under the circumstances I have been writing you Several letters saying in all of them we wer about ready to Start to Virginia day before yesterday we packed up ready to get aboard of a Ship at a minuits notice about midnight there come orders for us to get ready and go on board a Steam Boat and go to Morganzies we arived here last night about midnight and this morning went ashore and have put up our Tents I have just got my own up and set down to inform you of my whereabouts I have no doupt it will Surprise you to learn I am here as I never expected to camp at this place again but here we are again about 1.75 mile above New Orleans how long we will remain here I know not and I do not care if I serve my time out at this place but it may be we will not stay here but a few days and it may be three months this Soldiering is uncertain buisness I will not write but a few liens this time but will write more the next time I merely write this time to let you know wher I am and hold on do not sende my letters to Washington for it may be I will never see that City and I never want to see it I would mutch rather see Bluffton I fear I will not get mails as regular as at New Orleans write often. good by deare wife for this time

                                                                                                            Samuel J Keller

                        to Mrs M. E Keller

 

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This is Letter Number 36

                                    SJK

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