Ooltawah Tenn

April 23^d 1864

 

Dear wife I will write a little tonight to let you kno I am yet forked end down mostly I got yours of the 10^th 2 days ago I have delayed writeing thinking we would leave but I learn our General was here and as we was so well fixed he concluded to leave us for a while well today as the last week has been verry warm and nice we have no mud here and have had none this spring. thes moonlight nights ar so nice it appears the nights are nicer her than north the boys are enjoying them there is 2 fiddles / going now and dansing

 

you wanted me to pitch in for Lt. I cant. I must wait patiently but I think my chance good the promotions from Seargents is or must be by recommend from the Colonel so if McDonald gets back and legs a little for me to Col Kirby it will work I dont fear any of our company if the place is filled from our co I can get it if that should come to pass it will take about one hundread or 150 to rig the boy but 108 a month soon pays well I got a letter from Mary Boyer and her picture I give up beat at my own game

 

I forgot I got stamps and poetry in your last letter we dont get / mail every day now so I cant tell when to expect a letter I think I get yours much sooner than you do mine but I write often enough to make it up I want to ask your advise how to cook beans we have plenty of them but I cant get the snap cooked out it comes out after eating them that is all about the beans the bugle is sounding I must close for tonight 24^th this is another fine day but high wind if you can conveniently buy me a hat I should like one as these US hats are so heavy and hot I wish a dark color like the one I bought for Jef one verry light and soft the size is 6 1/8 you can get it put / up and send by mail for 6 cents I must ask you to trust me until payday comes as I am out of cash—

 

I sent a paper again I have sent 2 one Chattanooga paper one Cleavland Tenn paper if you send me 1 or 2 2 cent stamps I will send more I believe I will send a ring this hall it is not verry good one so I dont care if it is lost with this I bid you Goodby again

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