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times out of 10 it is his own fault. The hard times that so many are harping so much about is all a myth. It is true that it is muddy and bad under foot a great part of the time but we must remember that this is the rainy season here, and instead of snow we have rain as regards cold we have had none so far and it is now getting past midwinter and I do not think we will have very much cold hereafter We do not suffer near as much as we get credit for at home. There are one or more burials evry day here, but then when we take into consideration the number of men that are here nothing more could be expected at this the sickly season of the year as I always call it for I contend that the winter months are always most fatal to life. Our Regiment is again on its feet again and I hope will remain so hereafter. The boys are becomeing very impatient for the paymaster to be comeing along, as money is becomeing verry scarce. I hunted all over the company today to borrow a dollar to pay my wash bill and could not find that much change in the croud, but then if we have not got it we wont spend it is one consolation. I am happy to hear that you are not needy for money, but Sorry to hear that Hollingsworth was after his and could not get it all as I hoped to be able to pay that when it became due, but if I cannot get it why of course he cannot expect it. There is one thing to our advantage here when we are out of money and that is we have plenty to eat, but of course it is not of the nicknack kind but plain and wholesome. You can see hard crackers thrown away here and no account taken of them while in Virginia the boys would fight over them There they would have their crackers counted out to evry man and they would watch like a Hawk to see that no one got one more than his share while here the barrell is left open and every one helps himself. The Sutler has furnished a great many luxurres since we have been here and the cosequence is that when payday does come a great many of the boys will not get an over load of money. This Company Owe him $4,75.00 and some companies owe him Still more than that. Serring & Burgess ware bragging tonight what a good supper they ware going to have when the box came which you all write is on the road. So far we have had plenty to eat of evrything almost we wanted except butter which is hard to get, but now

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times out of 10 it is his own fault. The hard times that so many are harping so much about is all a myth. It is true that it is muddy and bad under foot a great part of the time but we must remember that this is the rainy season here, and instead of snow we have rain as regards cold we have had none so far and it is now getting past midwinter and I do not think we will have very much cold hereafter We do not suffer near as much as we get credit for at home. There are one or more burials evry day here, but then when we take into consideration the number of men that are here nothing more could be expected at this the sickly season of the year as I always call it for I contend that the winter months are always most fatal to life. Our Regiment is again on its feet again and I hope will remain so hereafter. The boys are becomeing very impatient for the paymaster to be comeing along, as money is becomeing verry scarce. I hunted all over the company today to borrow a dollar to pay my wash bill and could not find that much change in the croud, but then if we have not got it we wont spend it is one consolation. I am happy to hear that you are not needy for money, but Sorry to hear that Hollingsworth was after his and could not get it all as I hoped to be able to pay that when it became due, but if I cannot get it why of course he cannot expect it. There is one thing to our advantage here when we are out of money and that is we have plenty to eat, but of course it is not of the nicknack kind but plain and wholesome. You can see hard crackers thrown away here and no account taken of them while in Virginia the boys would fight over them There they would have their crackers counted out to evry man and they would watch like a Hawk to see that no one got one more than his share while here the barrell is left open and every one helps himself. The Sutler has furnished a great many luxurres since we have been here and the cosequence is that when payday does come a great many of the boys will not get an over load of money. This Company Owe him $4,75.00 and some companies owe him Still more than that. Serring & Burgess ware bragging tonight what a good supper they ware going to have when the box came which you all write is on the road. So far we have had plenty to eat of evrything almost we wanted except butter which is hard to get, but now