Brasher City

                                    Camp Reno. March. 5^th 1863

 

Frank I have a few moments time I will write a few lines to inform you my cough is no better it hangs on good I am geting prety weak I think I shall see the Doctor Soon and if I do I shall Die for tha dont give nothing but Quinine for all cases makes no diference what ailes him Doc. wagner dont mount to straws for a Doctter I have my own judgement About Doctrin my self I have ben sick Anough to Die but made no complaints to no won I hads liver die as to take thear Quinine I had as live take

 

so much calomel every day it would not hurt me as bad as the Quinine tha take every Day we get no war news here as late it is a lively time hear noise with solgers and caverley to see them ride over the cain fields and ditches on the run it would make your hear stick oup and the Batrey I will to see them fire on the run and wheel the horses round on the galop tha have got the fort most done. this is an important place to gard against the Rebels it cuts them of from the gulf and the misisipey river from texas you will see Buy this river which

 

go to the misipey river and Big enough for Prety heavy Boats to sail you look on the map and you will see it plainer than I can write I hope I shall live to git home and explain it to you But I dont know when ma Be not at all we cant tell But I hope so for I would like to see you once more and give you a little history of what I have seen since I left home I have expearance more in this vouage than before in all of my life it would take a mounth for me to write it. I got the oxford times last night and was glad to read the news from old

 

Chenanger it seem like home and I want you to write every week and tell sister to write to me often I hope you will git your likeness and the Babys taken write oft and send it to me for I warnter see how he looks and then I will send you fifty cents in this letter for your Birth Days present git what you like with it when I git my pay I will send you some mony and your mother some to for Being so kind to you I will send you the paper every week while I stay hear I will write sister a letter sunday and send martin a paper

 

                                    from you father           Asa Holmes

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