Bridgeport, Allabama, Nov, 16 63

 

Dear companion i now sit down upon my knapsack to write a few lines to you and the dear children…i am well except a sprarained ankle we have pased over one chain of the cumberland Mountains and stopt hear in a beautiful vally we arived hear yesterday and continue our march tomorrow the roads are such as i never saw before rockcks, mud, and montain streams impead our march. about half of the reg is mounted. we are with in 26 milds from Chatanooga whare whare the big battle is to be fought. we can hear / the artilery boom boom away we have been throwing away our bagedg for a week we throw our tents of the waggon yesterday morning. i washed last eavening and this forenoon all of my cloths throwed away some and fixed to carry my knapsack over the other mountain whare it takes 8 mules to pull a half load

 

i am happy yes thrice happy to hear from you but sorry to hear of you haveing the chills. yes i apreciate your suffering and wish i was with you to asist and help you in suffering

 

capt Minton is with us maby i can receive

Justice /

Ancers to those questions

1 my dreams are pleasent and sweet

2 whiskers no they are 9 or 10 inches long

3 see you o my dear how will i ancer that of cource there is no one on earth that i would like to see as well

4 i dont cook nor have i since i left Sniders Bluff on the yazoo for it is now desirable job the way it is now conducted

5 eat yes the most of the time sowbelly and crackers

6 no i suppose you would look like a sencible woman i can tell better when i come and see

 

            my trust is in the lord who has kept me safe thus far his grace is sufficient for our trials if we properly look to him 

 

i am to cold to write more this time. now Ruth pleas write ofton tell John and lol that i will speak of there babe in some other letter

 

            John G S to family

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