No year on letter 1864
Baton Rouge, June 30th
Dear Friends: I received a letter from you last night the last date of it was the 14th of June.. I cannot see why it takes so long for your letters to come through. they aught to come through in 7 or 8 days as least.. Some of the boys get mail within six day after it is started.. if there is any news abroad I generaly get it before you get it to me. I beleave that hereafter you may send your letters by the way of New York they will come quicker & safer.. I have not much to write this time as there is but little news.. You get the news from Sherman and Grant the same that we do or perhaps a little later. So there is no use telling what we hear of them. and perhaps you have already heard what you want to of Banks the larger part of the Army of this Dept are still at Morganza Bend and tis rumored that the 4th Div are going back there again but I hardly beleave the report.. at least I dont want to beleave it for I would as soon stay here untill my time is out as not.. and would little rather stay then go on another expedition, especialy if it would be like the last one we took a part in. I like this place very well a very nice place and appears to be some very nice folkes in it. Mostly Union people that are in it now.. the Citizens and Soldiers hold meetings togeather in the City there are three large Churches besides the Catholic Church and they have meetings in all of them but the Methodist have rather the largest attendance. on Sabbath they have Preaching Fore and After noon and at Lamp lighting. Prair meetings Tuesday & Friday Even. Temperence meeting Wednesday Even. Thursday Eve we have Temperance meeting in the Regt.. about the only objection I have to this place is that all eatiables are very high, and if we eat anything but Army rations it costs a good deal to live.. last week I expressed 70 Dollars to you & send in a letter an order on Andrew Finley of Ten Dollars. Please let me know if you get it.. I spoke to you in my last letter about sending something by Sargt Cryder but the Furloughs have plade out so he will not be at home right away but the Cap shoes & socks I would like to have if you can send them by any one else. but you need not mind about the shirts I spoke of for I can get along without them.. if you do not have a chaunce to send by any one you can send a pair of socks by mail roal them up in a long roal and about two stamps will bring them through. Melve Flagg got a pair in that way. Our Boys that were wounded and taken at Mansfield have been Paroled and are now at Orleans. Doc Hays of the 96″ and Chapl Scott were with them and have now come to the Regt. they tell us a good deal of news about the Rebs.. the say the Rebs admit their loss of dead and wounded at Mansfield to be as heavy as all of ours Killed wounded & Taken Prisoners. they say that their loss in Killed was Five our one.. that shows whither the 13″ Corps will fight or not. I will have to stop.. the Boys are well as usual, today, this afternoon is Muster & Inspection and we have got to come out in style. I will have to commence to scout the Old Gun & Brasses you better beleave I get tired of it “but: when this cruel war is over “yey”yey”Sir. Write soon & often. Lu Car