you can put the letters on your cap they came of a cap write soon J.W. Farmer

 

15^th Regiment New-Hampshire Voluteers.

Camp Parapet

Carollton, La. March 1^st 1863

 

Dear Brother

                        this is the first day of spring and it is a splendid day seems like days that I have spent in the old granite state and some times I think that I should like to be there at the present time enjoing the good times that I have in by gone days. I have got throuh with the horses and have returned to my company. I was out about 5 weeks. I liked it very well / for it was not so hard work I will tell you what we have to do Sunday mornings. we have a company inspection that is we have to pack up all our things and clean our guns & brasses and have our boots blacked and sling our knapsacks and go out and the Cap^t looks at our guns, and and all our cloths and woe to the man that does not have every thing in good shape it takes about one hour to get over with it and then we have the rest of the day to your selfs if it is not our turn to go on guard. we are on inspection about the time that you are going to meeting when you see the folks / going to meting you think of John with his knapsack on his back but if our time is out the 15^th of June I shall soon be at home with you and I hope it is so. I shall be glad. we are was musterd for pay last saturday shall be paid of in a few days. I am all out of money aint that to bad, cant you send me some or are you in the same fix as myself in the last I sent you some white clover that I picked up one day and in this I will send Clara a rose that I got some 6 weeks ago and I will send you a ring that is made out of horn. there is a number going home that have got / there discharge but James Johnson is not comeing could not get his discharge he will be well in a few days tell mother not to tell his wife of it for it will make her feel bad I will send you the recomend that the Major gave me so as to get me a chance but they had all the orderleys that they wanted and so I was out. I got 3 papers from you just as I closed my last letter. I was glad to get them. send some more to me tell clara I will bring her something when I come that is nice. when I was down to the city I saw large [?] for sale hung out from the buildings if Father is there at home tell him to write and send me some papers and I shall write to him as soon as I get a chance give him my best respects & Mother I shall write as soon as I get one from her I will close for want of room how did you like that long letter that I sent to mother ha ha. there I did not write this right I comenced on the 3^d page & had ought on the 2^d J.W.F.

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