Oct 18  1864

Camp near petersburg

 

Dear Wife itake this time to answer your letter to let you know that iam well and hope you and Lizzie are the same we moved night before last about a mile and a half towards Petersburg we dont know in the morning where we shall stay at night their is no fiting going on near here now their has ben one man shot in our camp since ihave ben here he was from maine he deserted and went to the rebbels and then was taken prisoner with some rebs and brought / back into Camp and shot

 

we lay on the ground night before last their was about five thousand of us with no shelter but our blankets we have grub enough but it is the poorest kind of hard tack and pork

 

you wanted to know how iliked them picturs ilike them very well but they are rather to dark ishall send mine as soon as i can the battle that was going on when irote resulted in our favor generel Warren drove the rebs about five miles and holds his post their was astring of wagons for two days going past here with wounded men ihave ben well ever sence ihave ben here but four / days ican eat any thing they give me tel mr Clark ihave not herd from him yet Whitney has sent two letters and received two with five dollars in each you wanted to know if we have ben paid we have not the rigement have but iwas not here in time to have my pay role made out they expect to be paid again next month ishall send it home as soon as i get it tel Lizzie isend her her akiss and should like to se her very much but i cannot at present ithink of you boath agreat deal idont think of anything more / to rite so iwill Close

 

by bidding you

good by rite as

soon as you get this

direct as before

 

            N S Kemp

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