In Camp near New Town

November 23  1863

 

            Dear Brother I received your kind letter some time ago, but have neglected answering it untill now, for the reason that I have not had a good chance. they have kept Co A very buisey lately. it was the 13 I got your letter and the 14 I was on guard and also the 15 the rest of the regt went out a forageing and found some rebes so they did not get much and that night we got orders to fal back to new town. so in the morning we started erly and came about 16 miles and the 161 went on picket that night it was on an open perieria and there was a rite smart frost in the morning and you see we did not sleep much for a feller had / to keep moving or freeze. well in the morning of the 17 we started again and came two miles below new Town or new Iberia to our old camp ground where we encamped, when we went up, and the 18 we fixed up our tents, and there was 2 boys from each Co. went across the Bayou after taters and I was one of them. well we run around half aday but did not find but few and I got a few peanuts so it went that day and the 19 there was a small mail came but as I did not get aletter I did not feal much like writing. so I rested and it was well that I did for in the morning the regt went out with a train we went out some 9 miles and got lots of corn and fodder and the boys got some sugar and chickens and dident we live high. well while we was out / our cavilry went out on the plain I believe they went before light though and gobled up 150 rebels and 7 Coms offisers. well the 21^st feched us on picket again and we came off the 22 or yesterday at 9 am, and I went on camp guard at 12 m. and jist came off and we was to have inspection but it has rained ever since and it is raining now rite smart so I put H Hess to sleep and went to writing the boys are all well that is here now John Lamphier and F. horton joined the Co the day that we came here they are boath well so they do duty Lamphier was sent to new york, and had the promis of a ferlough while we wer on this march but the offiser got drunk and fooled him out of it so they sent them back and John said when he left new orleans they had taken the offisers sword away and had him under arest 

 

the story in camp is that we are going to stay here some 30 days and then if we dont get diferent orders to join Banks in texas, but I dont know how it is some think we will winter here the steam boats run up as far as new Iberia so we can get supplyes enough from Braisher City the prisiners that we took the other day sais that Generel mc gruder has 20 000 now at Carrien Crow Bayou and calculates to trounse us but I think he had better trye it he will have a good time of it I think

 

wel Si I dont think of eney thing more to write jist now Give my Best wishes to all enquiring Friends especily the little ones

 

I Ever Remain your

Brother, Wilson Nevyus

Co A. 161^regt NYVol

New Orleans

 La.

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