In Field Near Camp Bisel

Oct 2d 1863        La

 

               Dear Brother I take this oportunity to write you A few lines to let you know that I am well and hope theas few lines will find you the same it is a very fine morning but is going to be hot to day. the Boys generly feal fine this morning Believe we are encamped in alarge cane field where the weeds are as high as our heads and so thick we can scarseley get through and there is but little cane among them and it is full of riges but we have broke down the weeds for a few rods around camp there is two brigades hear and more alittle ways back I have not seen a reb in some time and I dont think there is eney very near although they / say there is some at Franklin about ten miles ahead but I believe our cavilry have bin up there two or three times but have not seen much

 

well Pete we have had a nice time of it for four or five days back we have had asort of an equonoxsial storme it rained most all the time and was quite cool and the mud is knee deep and we have had a bilous old time of it Co A has bin on picket the most of the time but they are tough what is here we have about all the sweet potatoes we want and onse in awhile some fresh beef Some of the boys said that yesterday they saw a drove of about 150 cattle and 100 horses that our cavilry got near Franklin and they said they captured a rebes Generals horse and eather wounded him or one of his ades but they got on aflat boat and crosed the bayou and got away 

 

Well pete this is rather anice country up through along this bayou but it look rather desolate jist now the most of the houses are deserted and they say that they run most of the nigers of to texas when they hurd that we was coming so there is oneley now and then an old broken down or cripled one left. Our men left there markes in plaises along this bayou last spring where they went up here. I saw one sugar house where the rebs made astand and it was all nocked to pieces and old horses cartes was pleanty and all the rest of the houses was burnt I should think by the look there had bin a very nice situation there was apart of a marble Founton left there yet and a summer house that was all iron and it had bin a splendid thing

 

well pete when you write again jist stick in afew posage stamps / for it may be some time before I get it and my stock is geting low I have not had eney word from home since J.D. Nevyus wrote about Fathers Death but expect a mail every day there is boats runs up here from Brasher City

 

Well this is all for this time So good

                                                By

 

                                    From your Brother

                                                            Wilson Nevyus

                                                                        Co A 161 reg

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