Winchester Tenn

Thursday night August 6^th 1863

 

Dear wife again I will write to you I had not intended to write until Sunday but for fear I may not have a chance then I will write some tonight I expect by Sunday to be at some other place in dixey I learn there is orders to march again where I dont kno some think to Alabama Fayetville some Chatinuga some East Tennissee so one cant tell neither do I care if it is for the best I am stout and harty and can go where any of the rest can if I keep my health all I fear is we may get where we cant get the mail direct for I do love to get letters from you I red the account of the big meeting you had the procesion 7½ miles long / that was good for Bucyrus but when ours turns out it is nothing I have saw some 10 miles long waggon trains 10 miles long. I expect we will go to Fayittville it is about 30 miles from here we have troups their now it is not likely we will have any fighting to do soon this side of Georgia our Cavelry have been to Bridgepoart Chesterville Alabama and brought away some rebs and hundreads of niggers and 4 hundread mules I expected we would soon leave for our orders were so strict to fix up our camp every thing kept sweaped clean and our shantyes so clean and nice that is my best sine for a move I have the best one in our company I have got rite well fixed I confiscated or drew as we call it a ½ dog tent of it I made a strawtick then I drew a wolen blanket so I have a good bead I did not draw these from / the government we soldiers have different ways drawing things some draws clothes from a pool also blankets when the owners that wear sholderstraps dont take them in early at night we draw potatoes by the tops pigs by the leggs &c however I am supplyed now

 

our Regiment is on picket again I dont go I have to do considerable writeing every day Major said he would try and get my name as Orderly Seargent before we get next musterroals made so I can draw one month of Orderlys pay which is 20 Dollars our Orderly was wounded at Stoneriver battle and has been absent since he had made application to get in the Invalide Corps if he is transered I will get his place until he is or discharged he draws the pay that is why I have not had it if I get it then I stand a chance for 2^ond Lieutenant none other seargeant is entitled to it by rank that is / when the place is vacant which I think will be as he is sickly I dont want sholderstraps but I would like the Dollars

 

Friday Morning 7^th this is a beautiful morning I dont see any sines of a move yet and dont think they will be today not before night at least well them pies I think was bully and this morning we had some more I live verry well again we can get bread a pound loaf for 10 cts things has come down some since we first came some of our boys bought calico shirts verry poor quality for $3.50 I will stop as our boys are comeing in from picket Perhaps I can learn something about marching before I finish Noon all I can learn there will be a move they are sendeing back the sick it almoste 1 year since I left home I am not sorry I enlisted altho I have had some rough times I have saw and learned enough to pay all I want is to see you and the children it may be one more before I can but I hope not I wil close I sent a picture a certificate picture no more Direct letters as before

 

            Good by          Charles Morfoot

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