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12_1862-10-27-Page 04

fellow will wake up shivering in the night after covering himself up comfortably with his blanket when he lays down with visions of a warm nap, but finds that vision turn not to a reality when he finds that some other searcher after cumforts has had the audacity to flank or gone for his blanket or in other words Stolen it off of him while he was in the land of dreams.  Then all he has to do is to Spend the rest of the night in shivering around the fire or go and Serve some other unlucky dreamer the same kind of a benevolent trick.  And often when a hungry fellow goes to his hoversack for the purpose of appeasing his hunger by an applycation of hard crackers and fat port to the inner man, he is subjected to the humileating discovery that some adventerous youth has been exploreing the hidden recesses of said haversack during his temporary absence, and in fact they often flank it from each other while it is on their backs.  Sometimes they catch each other at such tricks which results in a few d---ns, and the next minute the same two are on the most intimate terms and perhaps concoct some plan by which they may in cohort go for Some other ones haversack or blanket.  Such is a part of the life of a Soldier after they have been in the Service over a year.
I have not Saw the town of Collumbia therefore I cannot tell what kind of a place it is only that it is the county Seat of Adair Co.  A greater part of the country that we have traveled through for the last 100 miles is quite poor and thinly Settled and in many places mountainous. The chances for us to get provisions of the citizens is very good and we now have a bag of Apples some Sweet potatoes and 1/2 doz. chickens all on hand and plenty of chances to get more
There is various rumors in regard to what we are now going to do.  Some Say that we will Stay here a few days and then Start for the South and winter in Mississippi others think we may Stay here and various other rumors but of course no one knows what we are going to do and for my part I do not care very much as I can put in the time about as well one place as another, and I see no chance of getting home soon.

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fellow will wake up shivering in the night after covering himself up comfortably with his blanket when he lays down with visions of a warm nap, but finds that vision turn not to a reality when he finds that some other searcher after cumforts has had the audacity to flank or gone for his blanket or in other words Stolen it off of him while he was in the land of dreams. Then all he has to do is to Spend the rest of the night in shivering around the fire or go and Serve some other unlucky dreamer the same kind of a benevolent trick. And often when a hungry fellow goes to his hoversack for the purpose of appeasing his hunger by an applycation of hard crackers and fat port to the inner man, he is subjected to the humileating discovery that some adventerous youth has been exploreing the hidden recesses of said haversack during his temporary absence, and in fact they often flank it from each other while it is on their backs. Sometimes they catch each other at such tricks which results in a few d---ns, and the next minute the same two are on the most intimate terms and perhaps concoct some plan by which they may in cohort go for Some other ones haversack or blanket. Such is a part of the life of a Soldier after they have been in the Service over a year. I have not Saw the town of Collumbia therefore I cannot tell what kind of a place it is only that it is the county Seat of Adair Co. A greater part of the country that we have traveled through for the last 100 miles is quite poor and thinly Settled and in many places mountainous. The chances for us to get provisions of the citizens is very good and we now have a bag of Apples some Sweet potatoes and 1/2 doz. chickens all on hand and plenty of chances to get more There is various rumors in regard to what we are now going to do. Some Say that we will Stay here a few days and then Start for the South and winter in Mississippi others think we may Stay here and various other rumors but of course no one knows what we are going to do and for my part I do not care very much as I can put in the time about as well one place as another, and I see no chance of getting home soon.