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Anson R. Butler letters, 1861-1900

1862-12-07 Page 2

But I think he is a basswood Chaplain at best Capt. Nye is well. John Stearns ditto. We have but 2 or 3 who are much sick Alton is one, and J.A. Hide another, but both better this morning. Several are ailing with "Arkansas trot" as we call it, John Saxton is in the hospital also and has been pretty sick, but is better now The rest are round, just poking about. Our Boys have not returned yet, but we expect them to day or to morrow and hope they will all come. It is said they have done all they started to do and have had one or two skirmishes only. I am better myself I have very little time to rest though and believe sick or well I will never stay behind again if I can avoid it. The weather here is fine now. Nights cold and frosty Enough to freeze ice thick as window glass, and sunshines bright & warm in day time. About such weather as you have in last of Sept or Middle. We have had rain enough to make good mud where the road is much travelled. I have just heard our boys have come so I shall not finish till I see what has happened. I left this to say what became of the Boys. They have all returned safe & sound. Had a march of 60 miles out & back and only 2 returned the worse of the wear for it & they not much. They saw plenty of Negroes & few whites. they left. They brought back 33 mules, several prisoners & a good many Niggers. lived on sweet potatoes & beef to their content. Saw lots of cotton, but brought none away burned 2 bridges (RR) & destroyed 5 miles of track & also some ferry boats on the Tallahachee & Cold Water Rivers

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But I think he is a basswood Chaplain at best Capt. Nye is well. John Stearns ditto. We have but 2 or 3 who are much sick Alton is one, and J.A. Hide another, but both better this morning. Several are ailing with "Arkansas trot" as we call it, John Saxton is in the hospital also and has been pretty sick, but is better now The rest are round, just poking about. Our Boys have not returned yet, but we expect them to day or to morrow and hope they will all come. It is said they have done all they started to do and have had one or two skirmishes only. I am better myself I have very little time to rest though and believe sick or well I will never stay behind again if I can avoid it. The weather here is fine now. Nights cold and frosty Enough to freeze ice thick as window glass, and sunshines bright & warm in day time. About such weather as you have in last of Sept or Middle. We have had rain enough to make good mud where the road is much travelled. I have just heard our boys have come so I shall not finish till I see what has happened. I left this to say what became of the Boys. They have all returned safe & sound. Had a march of 60 miles out & back and only 2 returned the worse of the wear for it & they not much. They saw plenty of Negroes & few whites. they left. They brought back 33 mules, several prisoners & a good many Niggers. lived on sweet potatoes & beef to their content. Saw lots of cotton, but brought none away burned 2 bridges (RR) & destroyed 5 miles of track & also some ferry boats on the Tallahachee & Cold Water Rivers