From Isaiah Inmon                             Mr John Inmon

a Private in Co (A)                                          Grandview

Col Darnells Regiment                       Johnson Co

                                                                        Texas /

 

            Camp Nelson Arkansas

                                    October the 29^th 1862

Dear Father & Mother I will drop you a few lines to inform you that I am well excepting a Bad cold allso that Johnt is well again and geting fat his health has improved mity fast  Johnt is very causious with reguard to his health I have received yours of Date the 30^th which come to hand by Mr Botright. he got into camp day before yesterday we all received our Clothing safe and sound. Johnt and Simer was hear redey to get theirs Our clothing all fits splended and I tell you that we was right glat to get it My Coat is full large so is Johnts But that is no objectsions at all as I can ware it over my other coat my over shirt fits fine as does my pants you ask me about Drawers Well I have two pair thats good with the Exceptsions of one little hole in each pair where my knife wore them out and my chect shirts that I got at Buchanan I have wore one of them out and the other is allmost worne out My white shirt is good as ever as I have not warne it but very little Well I will just name over what I have got Two Coats Two pair of Pants Two white Shirts Two under shirts one over shirt two pair of Drawers five pair of socks but I will tell you I am just about bairfooted though I will get shoes soon and as to Bedclothing I am rather scairs one quilt and one Blanket If you have a chance send me one quilt I dont know exactley how Johnt and Simer is off for beding though I think that they say that they have got anough to do them I must brag about your good luck in manufactureing Tobacco I think that it is splendid to be so new I wish that I had a plenty of it its lots better than I have been usein /

 

We will draw two months wages to morow that is we will draw up to the 30^th of Aprile them that was mustered in the 15^th of Aprile them that was mustered in the 15^th of January will get three months and a halfs pay I was mity anxsious to get all my money & have such a good chance to send it home by Mr Boteright I dont know how long Boteright will stay with us, his sone is down with the Rheumatisms or Pneuralsia I dont know which. Johnt and I will be at home when we can get furloughs though there is no chance to get them now nether do I no when we can get them Mother it would do me the most good in the world if I could get a pair of Cards But I expect that they are as scairs hear as their and that not all you I dont supose have any Idea how clost we are kept let me tell you something about our Guards first we have a Regimental guard that goes around each Regiment. Then we have a Brigaide guard that goes around the whole Brigaid and no man can pass out with out a pass from the Brigaid Commander and a man mite as well try to fly as to get that then we have to answer to our names three or four times a day so you can see that we have no chance to get out I wish that I knew what Regiment J. E. Martin and the Leepers Boys belongs to then perhaps I could get to see them I think that they belong to Col. Alens Regiment and their was a Regiment come in to day that we think was Col. Alens. it I think belongs to Ilonnoys Brigaid if so they will camp about three miles from us, and write to me allso if you know what Regiment D. C. Thomas belongs to

 

Father I want you to ride Billey a cow hunting and make him do his part He surtainly sympathizes largely with Wiley to go off and pout with him when he dident go himself. I dont know how long we will stay hear I dont hear eny talk of us leaving now

as ever Isaiah Inmon /

 

The Order is Ishued and no mistake for all the men that was in the servis that the Conscript let out to come back they will be considered Deserters and delt with acordingley. they will have to return to the Regiments to which they belonged that will allmost kill sum of them dont you think

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