Carrollton La.

April 8^th 1864 9 P.M.

 

Dear Father and Mother

                                                                                                                                    Soon after finishing my letter to you this morning the Maj called for me to go to Carrollton with him to see our quarters & find out when we were to occupy them. We took the RR. Cars and after half an hours ride through a charming country we reached this depot and soon found Gen Roberts to whom we were to report

 

He gave us our orders and we turned back to obey him At 2 this P.M. we left our Factor’s[?] Press and marched out to this place and were im / mediately put on duty at the RR. Depot as Provost Guard Our quarters are a large two story confiscated house and things are very comfortable. The Officers are staying at the Hotel to night but the Gen^l says he will get us a house to live in to morrow There are any quantity of confiscated houses in and around here many of them are very elegantly furnished. We may be fortunate enough to get such a one. We are all to remain where we now are until the other 7 Cos. come and then two Cos. are to remain here on Provost duty and the remainder go up to the lake & parapets. I have no doubt but “G” will be one of the Cos. to remain / The duty is light and pretty and consists in examining the passes of all parties who come from & go to N.O. The trains run every half hour & the duty makes me think of 6^th St Wharf. How very fortunate we have been particularly G. we always seem to be favored.

 

I wish you could take a ride through this country you have no idea of its lovliness. It abounds in elegant mansions beautiful gardens filled with the most exquisite shrubs & flowers, and the air is sweet with their perfume. I should be perfectly contented to live here We had a little mail to day the first since we left N.Y. I had a / letter from H. written the 25^th of March but none from you much to my disappointment. Letters from you were always welcome but especially so now and papers to. If any of my friends wish to confer a favor on me let them send a Northern paper I think I would give a dollar for a daily Tribune it seems as tho’ we were out of the world. I write very often as often as I hear there is a mail streamer going I am rather tired to-night and will close & go to bed Dont forget the letters and papers.—Love to all—

 

I am very well & tough

 

            Ever your affson

                                    John

SOURCES