Clarksville      Tenn

 

March 5^th 1865

 

Well Chank I have delayed writing to you for several days thinking thare would something turn up to write about but thare does not seem to be much news yet I keep my heels and stomach yet having a very good time think I can stand it for 5 months yet Some of C^o D Boys have gone home on a furlough All Underwood and Jep Goodman have gone to Oxford thare has ben some more aplications made Mat Hiller for one has applied I should liked it if I could got to gone home last fall when the Boys went to vote / But I wont take a furlough at this stage of the game and pay my way What think you By the way I hear that Mr & Mrs Cox have got back to Ills from Wisconsin but I have not had any letter from thare

 

I have made up my mind not to write to them until thay write to me I may hear more from thare when All gets back if I do I wil let you know Has thare ben any rain in your section of country thare has ben some here I recon the river is about 2 miles wide and it is a doing considerable damage it has washed off lots of houses here and wood belonging to government about 200 cords of wood have gone on down

 

We hear thare is a good many / soldiers to come up the river destined for East Tenn it is reported that thare is 100,000 to come up that is a very good Army Well thay wil have a good time to come up now thare is a plenty of water I cant see who thay are a going to fight down thare I have not heard of any Rebs in that direction

 

What do you think of the War on an avarage do you think it wil play out by the time our time is out God grant that it may I have just got back from Niggar Meeting thay have some huge Meetings here if you dont believe it come down and see Well I wil close for this time give my respects to your comrads and write again

 

as ever your friend J Edgerly

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