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and we love him for it. I am in good health and have been
since last you hurd from me. I am all so in good
spearits as we have pleanty of provision as that [?dexer] [?culey]
has been righted when we was short of provision. We youst
to draw it from the division quartermasters but
now we have our own wagens and draw it our selves
from Shiping Point which is about 11 miles from
where we are stationed. The army has built a corderrery
road to that place making it quite conveant for us.
I will tell you what a corderroy road is. It is built
of logs lade close togethera durt throde over the logs
but as it has rained a good deal but out here thear is
verry little durt left on it but they are very good
compaired to the roads they have in the state
of Virginia. We are working night and day to
git every thing in preperratin to give the rebels
a warm receptein. Rebels is too good a name to
call the leaders of this rebellion in my estermation.
If we are to believe all we hear and read about
the deluded people of the south but some of
acts of them down where we are makes me think
thear is nothing but what they would not do.
the other day they shot one of Smiths Pickits and
after wonding him thear was 7 or 8 of them pored
a vally of musketry in to his head but some of them
paid the forfiture of thear lives for it. And well they
desurved it in my estermatin. A man will [surfas?]
forgit himself to fire on a pickes is a murderer
of the blackest dye. Yesterday in the 55 regiment
thear was a man killed and one wounded and in the
98 Pensylvania regiment thear was 3 killes while
in pickit deauty. Thease regiments is both in
our brigade, but so far we have been fortunate
not to loose a man. This is one of the beauterfullest
countries I ever was in. The trees growing to a tremendiest
size and there is some of the niciest farmes I ever
saw. It is a shame that it is left to go to waste but
so it is and such is war. I am glad to learn that my
letter was received by Edmund as I felt quite anxious
about it and as I had been quite sick allthough
I told john to tell you nothing about it it must worrie
you considerable. I am considerable diserpointed in
not getting my pay before this but that will be write
in a very short time I did not hear the loss them as
had witch cast Pa. So much money and as you have
told me of it it will lieve and opening to me to
show my devotion to you all I will send all the
money on I can to John as quick as I git my