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Nathan Mowrer correspondence to siblings Ellen and Milton, November 1864-April 1865

06_1865-03-21-Page 06

on accountable mean not known we left Abraham Rhodes at Nash. on guard duty when left on our big raid down through Alabama pursuing Hood's fragments of Army that left in front of Nash.--& I or the company never heard seen anything of since.  He of't repeated that he would not get through safe.--I notice the State Register is enlarge good paper well conducted, the price is raise along to suit the time it could not make anything if they didn't.  I will hear mention the mode & operandi of punishment of those convelescent that is giving to taking a spree they a barrel & take out both end & strip it over the head & so fix to the should that I will not slipt down, & on the back part of the barrel is written in plain letter got drunk on bad whiskey & he is then marched around the hospt. by the guard for eight hours.--I am glad that the Rickets girls doing well I have nothing more to say at present I close hoping some future day take you all by hand, 

Your Brot. Nathan A. Mowrer

to his Sister Ellen Maria Mowrer 
[written on side of page:]
I wrote a letter to J.D. Moore a few days ago I don't believe he will ever see the ninth Regt. because their is to many fort to be guarded; I will send all my letter home some time I have them in my portfolio at present.

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on accountable mean not known we left Abraham Rhodes at Nash. on guard duty when left on our big raid down through Alabama pursuing Hood's fragments of Army that left in front of Nash.--& I or the company never heard seen anything of since. He of't repeated that he would not get through safe.--I notice the State Register is enlarge good paper well conducted, the price is raise along to suit the time it could not make anything if they didn't. I will hear mention the mode & operandi of punishment of those convelescent that is giving to taking a spree they a barrel & take out both end & strip it over the head & so fix to the should that I will not slipt down, & on the back part of the barrel is written in plain letter got drunk on bad whiskey & he is then marched around the hospt. by the guard for eight hours.--I am glad that the Rickets girls doing well I have nothing more to say at present I close hoping some future day take you all by hand, Your Brot. Nathan A. Mowrer to his Sister Ellen Maria Mowrer [written on side of page:] I wrote a letter to J.D. Moore a few days ago I don't believe he will ever see the ninth Regt. because their is to many fort to be guarded; I will send all my letter home some time I have them in my portfolio at present.