Camp Kellog Oct 22^d/62

 

Dear Brother

               I was on guard last nite so that I have the day to day to my self & so I have time to write to you.

 

When I was on guard yesterday I saw five or six large flocks of wilde geas fly over with from 25 to fifty in each.

 

You must go down to Fathers land & get some of those hazle nuts so that I can have some when I come home if I ever do.

 

When I wrote sunday I dated my letter the twenty-first.

 

I suppose you are haveing a great deal of fun going after nuts If you have not been after any up the river you must get some of the boys & go.

 

Have you been after any ducks, if so did you get any.

 

Tell Father to write & tell me who / is drafted.

 

Who has Father got in the post office to take Jame's place when he goes away. When is he going. tell him I should have written to him but I do not have as much time as I supposed I should have I wish I could be musterd in to the service it is geting cold here now and we have got no cloth's some of the men nead them badly & they most all want over coats but I am provided well enough so that I do not want nead them.

 

In my last letter I wrote that we had an old English soldier for a commandent also that I hoped he wold be our Lieut. Col. there was a patition sent to the Governer signed by all of the officers of the six & seventh regiments & also Col. Kellog so as to get the appointment for him, but he did not get it & all of the men & officers are mad about it & for good cause, he was the Captain that took 13 men dow south last year. Father will reccolect his name it is Botham he understands the drill & / we were fast gaining on the sixth, in a little while we could have been all to gather the best drilled of the two.

 

We eat on tables in the open air as the twenty third did.

 

The other day when I was on guard I could hear the rapid quite plain it sounded like the rumble of the cars.

 

I wish I was ther to go a hunting & nuting with you but here & I am glad if I can do any good but the way things go now tis not very encouraging I hope I shall get a furlough in a week & a half.

 

When I wrote to Father I forgot to tell him that when I was sick the Capt. told me that as soon as he could arrange it I should not stand guard. that was as good as telling me that he wold make me a sergent for he new then what a corporals duty was.

 

I have just heard that Col. Man who was the Col. of the eleventh & surrendered it, is to be our Col. our men are out of the men are all feel as though they / not treated right & I am afraid we shall have trouble before the end of the week

 

W^m Glover. Gage.

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