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Camp near Orange C.H.
March 12, 1863

Dear Sister

This is to announce my
safe arrival at the Regt on the 10th
[?][?] after my departure. I found
everything all right and my excuse
was sufficient to prevent a court martial.
I regret very much having to leave the
valley and it is a general thing with
our whole Brigade [we'd?] had such a
pleasant time and rations were plentiful
while down here our supplies are rather
short. I suppose Pa has given you a des-
cription of our trip up to H. CH. and
it is useless for me to attempt it.
I am very much pleased to learn that
a great many of our men in the
hands of the enemy have been and are
at present being paroled.  These are
many of the 55th among them
and all have received thirty day furlough
I have heard of several.  Arthur Allen
R.H. Banks, Dr. Boughan & Bedell
Berkley from our county are now at
home.  I was talking to Augt. Williams
about his furlough and asked him how
he spends his time while at home. He
told me his happiest moments were spent
in company with cousin Sue I told I
judged so and then told him of the report
in circulation about him in the
neighborhood to the effect that he
was playing at the game with equal
zeal at the same time but he denied it
to the bitter end and said the report was
gotten up by some enemy of his. I told him
I was ignorant of where it started
and he would be compelled to beat out
the impression it had made in some
minds before he could be successful.
Which you know is impossible he
[can't?] stand the slightest chance.
Tell cousin Sue I am very sorry it was
not in my power to visit Springfield
before leaving home especially as she
had a secret to tell me but if she
has any secret for me to commit it
writing and it shall be as strictly kept
as if delivered viva voce, I am anxious
to know the secret and would have
gone to Springfield if I had [suspiciond?]
a moment what it could be.
I suppose sackcloth and ashes are
the [?] of the [army?] now in the lower
neighborhood as I suppose by this time
the 9th has left, some of the boys
think that the cavalry have the country
completely by the nose and that infan-
try do not stand any more chance down
there the [?] berries in Robbin season.
I told them I can not agree with them
and defended the [ladies?] with all my
might.  I know I was kindly received
and hospitably treated everywhere.
There is no man worth your atten-
tion as the army is still. Remember
me to all at home and in the neigh-
borhood. Tell Miss Charlotte & Mattie
I hope to be able to spend another
pleasant evening at the [?]
at some future day.

Your brother

Richard Rouzie Jr.

Richard Rouzie
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Richard Rouzie

Davy is quite well