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1864-09-19-Page 02

I have just been up to the regiment and issued soft bread for one day the boys are all having a nice rest now, the first time in over four month but what they have been under marching orders, (that is liable to move any time) but now it is understood they are to rest some time dont know how long when the Army moves from here again there will have to be some troops left to guard the place and I think it is as likely to be our Div as any one for it is so small the white star have done some fighting since the fourth of may last.
I get plenty of reading matter now from these old houses (not old but deserted) by their owners the house we are in is in the edge of the City and upon an eminence so we can overlook the whole city nearly. it is a wonder why some General has not taken possession of it before this time but lucky for us that they did not and I hardly think they will order us out now though it is just as they take a notion about that you know or at least I do.
Then Charley has gone to work by the month has he I am most afraid he will hirt himself at work he is so ambitious, that never was the case with me they hardly ever could get enough out of me to hlrt me. Well now I must tell you I wrote a letter to Deloss yesterday and sent it by a citazen that is going south through our lines he said he would carry it right through and he thought sure Deloss would get it.  I heard that the man had charge of the prisoners at Andersonville Ga,, but dont know that this is so most all of the Reg't,, wrote that had any acquaintances there and the man promised to see the letters safe through I did not seal mine up. I wrote that all were well the last I heard from home and that you and Lyb had heard from him by way of Mr Moore that escaped from there I am in hopes he will get the letter, the citazens are all going north or south which they choose best and this is the way I sent the letter by a man going.

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I have just been up to the regiment and issued soft bread for one day the boys are all having a nice rest now, the first time in over four month but what they have been under marching orders, (that is liable to move any time) but now it is understood they are to rest some time dont know how long when the Army moves from here again there will have to be some troops left to guard the place and I think it is as likely to be our Div as any one for it is so small the white star have done some fighting since the fourth of may last. I get plenty of reading matter now from these old houses (not old but deserted) by their owners the house we are in is in the edge of the City and upon an eminence so we can overlook the whole city nearly. it is a wonder why some General has not taken possession of it before this time but lucky for us that they did not and I hardly think they will order us out now though it is just as they take a notion about that you know or at least I do. Then Charley has gone to work by the month has he I am most afraid he will hirt himself at work he is so ambitious, that never was the case with me they hardly ever could get enough out of me to hlrt me. Well now I must tell you I wrote a letter to Deloss yesterday and sent it by a citazen that is going south through our lines he said he would carry it right through and he thought sure Deloss would get it. I heard that the man had charge of the prisoners at Andersonville Ga,, but dont know that this is so most all of the Reg't,, wrote that had any acquaintances there and the man promised to see the letters safe through I did not seal mine up. I wrote that all were well the last I heard from home and that you and Lyb had heard from him by way of Mr Moore that escaped from there I am in hopes he will get the letter, the citazens are all going north or south which they choose best and this is the way I sent the letter by a man going.