Camp of 101^st 5 miles from Nashville Tenn

Monday night             May 22^ond 1865

 

                                                            Dear wife and family

tonight I will write a little again to pass the evening I am well I have been oneasy this last week about you as I got no letter and now the mail dont come the heavy rains has raised the streams and washed away 2 bridges on the Railroad between here and Louisville and the Cumberland River here is verry high yesterday there was lots of stuf floating down lots of hay was swept away along the landings it raised 19 feet in 6 hours it is fine for the steamboats to run well I will write about that what is on my minde most that is about getting home I dont see any more sines than was 2 weeks ago there is yet much talk some yet think we will go to Arkansas some to Texas but I gues it is just talk I think as soon as they can get ready we will go north today there is strong talk of us going the last of this week I think it is comeing close to the time now they say there is orders at the Department Head Quarters for the 4^th Corps to get ready to march but where we dont kno it is thought to Louisville we cant go by rail for a few days I rather think we go by water for yesterday there was / 25 boat at the landings I would like to go now while the river is up well I must stop my candle is about done and I cant finish it tonight and it has been so hot in the daytime perhaps I can get some more news by tomorrow night but I expect I will be on picket tomorrow or next day for sure it is now 23 forenoon today is nice and clear and warm I did not come on picket but will tomorrow well there is report that the Quartermasters are to get ready to turn over the property that is mules tents &c that looks verry favorable and it is so that our Corps is under marching orders and they say the paymasters are ready at Louisville to pay us off Bully for us well I will finish this tonight this paper is larg I have to take several trials to fil a sheat this dont cost me anything I now draw a sertain amount each month of paper envelops penns ink this will do until tonight             May 24^th well I came in from picket this morning I had a plesant time but now it is raining again I have been asleep one cant sleep much when out on picket I hardly kno what to write for I hante had a letter so long just 2 weeks today but the trains cant run yet I expect a letter tomorrow the trains are to run through again tomorrow there is nothing going on here only once and a while a fist a cuf some get a little tight and get there eyes blacked / there is much grumbling about pay it is said now that it is at Louisville and will be here as soon as the cars can run through there is much talk about us going to Texas it wont surprize me if we do because some Generals wants to have a big name or mor promotions if they do they cant have us verry long but I cant believe it until the order comes for us to go if we go there I dont expect to get home until our time is out well this must do until I can send it out perhaps tomorrow I can mail it

 

26 now I will finish this I have good news to end it with there is an order to get ready the muster out rolls that sounds like going home the belief is that we will be sent to Cleveland to be mustered out I dont care where so it is done I feel anxious to get home the mail came last night but no letter from you I got one from Dave and Violet well I will close this and now I gues we wont go to Texas if that order is true and one of Co B boys that is at Division Head Quarters was here last night and said it was so he red the order and it would be around today to the Regts with this I close and remain yours as ever C M

            To EM and EJM and CAM and IMM

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