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McDowell family papers, 1857-1863
02_1862-01-20-Page 02
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Well now I wil tell you how we ar living this wintr we ar sleeping on the ground this wintr and it agrees with me firstrate the wethr is not cold for wintr attal we ar living in Cotten houses or Rather tents winter al mos is down here with us yet and Calven Craven wil be here as soon as the train Comes in his Son is a member of one Co and he is very sick But I guess that he wont Kick the Bucket at this time tha make a big fuss on if a Rich mans Son gets Sick But if a poor devel gets Sick tha dont know him attal tha let him went get well if he Can and if he dies I am sent to hall him to the grave yard I have halled a good many Souldirs to thare long home I drive a two horse team and I hall all the Sick to the hospidel and the dead to the grave yard our Regiment is not worth a Snap we Cant Report Enough of well men to have a dress parad any more Co C has not got over 50 men that is able for duty at this time we have plenty to Eeat now and have had Since we Came to this post we ar heer as gards to protect the town thare is the 27 ohio Regiment and two missouras Regiments
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Well now I wil tell you how we ar living this wintr we ar sleeping on the ground this wintr and it agrees with me firstrate the wethr is not cold for wintr attal we ar living in Cotten houses or Rather tents winter al mos is down here with us yet and Calven Craven wil be here as soon as the train Comes in his Son is a member of one Co and he is very sick But I guess that he wont Kick the Bucket at this time tha make a big fuss on if a Rich mans Son gets Sick But if a poor devel gets Sick tha dont know him attal tha let him went get well if he Can and if he dies I am sent to hall him to the grave yard I have halled a good many Souldirs to thare long home I drive a two horse team and I hall all the Sick to the hospidel and the dead to the grave yard our Regiment is not worth a Snap we Cant Report Enough of well men to have a dress parad any more Co C has not got over 50 men that is able for duty at this time we have plenty to Eeat now and have had Since we Came to this post we ar heer as gards to protect the town thare is the 27 ohio Regiment and two missouras Regiments
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