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Others has let persernel fealings govern them instid of patreartism
and it seames to me that the suner we git read of sutch men
the better. Oday it is raining quite hard, but as we are
in camp and the weather is quite mild we are all write.
We had quite an adventure the other day and we all expected
to have another fight with those that is trying to brake
up our Goverment, but we were [?dead] to diserpointment
for we had heardley left camp when it comments to rain.
It rained for 24 hours witch left the roads in such a state
as it was allmoste an inposibility to travill over. I saw no
less than 18 horses on one [casehorn] and it was as mutch
as they wanted to do to draw it. Out of one divisun amunition
train thear was no less than 80 mules droped dead. Our corp
was out in that pelting cold rain all the time with
heardley eney thing to eat. Still I did not hear a
murmer of discontent and if eney one should be discouraged
it is the soldier ho when wet and hungrey has not eaven
a house to go in. I see by the lass news Franklin has
been relieved from his command allso Burnside & Sum-
ner. And Fighting Joe Hooker takes command of the
Armey of the Potomac. All I hope is he will do some
thing to fetch this war to an end. We have the men ho
is willing to fight and anxious to do so if they will
ownley be led on by a good man. General McClellan
had never ought to have been removed from this armey
for we all had confidence in him and if eney one could win
with the armey it was him. In fine weather we have 4 drills.
We have to turn out of our tents at day light and forme a
Regimentil line whitch is not verry pleasant as the mor-
nings is quite cold. We expect to git paid off in a little
while and I hope so for the men wants thear money.
I received a letter from Mother Jane the other day
she rights that all the folkes is all well she sayes
She was to visit Aunt Charlits.  They are all well.
Give my love to Edmund. Tell him I thank him
for the stampes he sent me. Tell Henery & Clarra I
thank them for writiiing to me and the first oppitunity
I git I will write to them. Allso give my love and best
wishes to Ann Louisa. Tell her I will write as soon as I
can to her. I am glad that you have heard from John
for I thought some thing had happened to him. I am
allso glad that Thomas has received your letters for
I know what it is to not hear from home.
I have verry little more to say this time ownley I am
quite well off for clothing and I have ernuf to eat. We do
not suffer in camp. It is on a march the soldier suffers.