Camp Sanders June 18

 

Dear Father and Mother

                        I received your letter of the 12^th in due time and was glad to here you wer all well I am well Henry and the rest of the boys are well as usual we are having nice growing weather now corn is wast high oats are headed out wheat is allmost ripe enough to cut that is a little earlier than it is in Ohio I guess I guess I shall stay where I am the distance that they raft logs is about 25 miles they take them to the Government mills in Nashville six of our Company Henry and Myself among the number wer detaled to go on a scout with captain Irvin this morning we took our horses and guns and to the / depot to meat Irvin he did not come and we wer ordered back to camp to be ready to go at 4 oclock tomorrow morning I dont know for certain wheather we will go or not you must not feel any ways short about me for I think there is not much danger we wer payed off the other day for April we received $22 that was pay for 18 days work from the the first of May I get $40 a month I bought me a revolver because I think that it is best to be ready for any thing that turns up write and tell me all the nuse around ther give my respects to all the young folks

                                                                                                            Newell /

 

                                                                                                Camp S June 19^th

 

                                                                                                            Dear Aunt I received a few lines from you and as Newell has left part of this sheet I will try and pen a few lines to you. I am well and hope these few lines will find you enjoying the same blessing. this is Newells pen and it scratches some and I can hardly write so you can read it I have been out on horseback today I rode 8 miles and carried gun and catridges and it made my shoulder lame there is about 25 men going out tomorrow to find a camping ground as the logs are few and scatering about this place I intend to go with them I hope that Ill come off safe and sound We are to be armed and will doubtless be gone 3 days. I hope grandpa will be permited to live till I come home if I am luckey enough to return. tell him that I do not intend to form any bad habbits while here

            yours truly       Good Bye        Henry Metcalf

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