Head Quarters 15 Regt Vt Voll

Camp lincoln Co G

Fort Dimmer               Oct 13^th 1862

 

Dear Parents I am here safe and sound and so are most of the Co we have good bunks and blankets and live well we had a meeting here yesterday on th common and there was a prayer meting at the barracks of Co F last night the room was full and of good singers the Captan is a young man and a good one the men are all in good spirets and I do not think anny of them are home sick I was on guard day before yesterday the 13^th went to washington saterday our Regt is called the best that one on the ground we have no small boys the 19^th and 16^th are here we are to be inspected this week / we have to keep very neat we have the rool call half past 5 AM sqad drill from 8 1/2 till 10 Co drill from half past 11 till one dinner at one drill from 2 1/2 till four perade dress at five we have beef poark and bread sugar tea coffee I do not think I can get away from as we think we shall not stay here than a week or to I have boon been to work on the cook house to day we have fixed it nice have g cooks George Hart B J Fletcer built the barracks George Farington is here to work for them they will finish tomorow Mr Goodwin is is their Clerk how do you all do I saw William Jones at the Depot write as soon as can as we do not know how long a stop we ma be here yours &c         Edward Grannis

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