Petersburg Va Aug 25 1863

 

Dear Brother

                        As I have not recd a letter from you in a long time and I have an oppertunity of sending of sending one to you by M^r Kincaid I will write to you to stir you up you must write oftener. We are here yet and dont know how long we will have to stay I heard a few days ago that our trial would come off in a few days or a week or two.

 

Gen^l Jenkins told one of our lawyers that there would a court of inquiry but one would be court martialed I dont know who that is unless it is our Col for there is the same charges against all of us. I think Gen^l Jenkins is against us and in favor of our Co^l but I think it is hard for them to make out a clear case against us and that is the reason we have been kept here so long and I would not be surprised if we should be ordered back to the regt. but I dont know what will be done. I think we have been here long enough /

 

I hear you are going to be married if it is so let me hear write any how and give me all the news.

 

I will enclose you a few water melon seed they are like ours only they have red meat they are selling at from one to three dollars the first that were brought sold at 8 and 10 dollars. I think about thirty of my company have gone home for horses I expect very few of them will get them there is no inducement for a man to buy a horse and bring him here for they get very little to eat I dont think there is two hundred horses in the regt fit for service. John Clark died in the hospital at this place and M^r Kincaid told me that Branch and Shufler died at home. I think those in the hospital are getting well

remember me to all of my friends

 

                        your brother

                                                Alexander

 

P.S. I recd a letter from sister she says you dont write to her often do better

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