Morganza, La Oct 10th /64
This evening I attempt to write you a few lines to let you know how I am getting along.. I have not received any letter from you since I last wrote.. the last I recd was the 30th of Sept.. thinking perhaps your letters have been delayed or miscarried I will write again.. tonight the boys are feeling pretty gay over the Draft in Berlin. Ell Finley got a Gazett today that has a list of those Drafted in Berlin.. Orange. Liberty & Troy Townships.. there are quite a number with whome I am acquainted.. Some of them I would like to have seene drafted long ago but they will come in good play now.. now is the time we want them we want to strike while the iron is hot. and I think one or two more Strokes like Gen Sheridan gave them lately will strike them asunder.. I cant see why some of them rank copperhead McClellan, Vallandigham..Peacefool compremises are so lucky as to escape the draft.. I would like to have them put in front in the Rebel Army where I could get a crack at them.. I do not argue politics much for I know I would get mad.. We have two or three in our Co that are just about as mean as some of them traitor fools in Delaware Co.. we have an Arnold in our Co that shows himself the most of any of them he is a son of that Old traitor Vic Arnold of Galena and he carries out his principals as far as he dare.. he goes on the Peace platform got up by the Chicago Convention and that is an imposition on the comunity. the Army and the Cause for which we are fighting.. Newkirk of our Co went home on a Sick furlough from Baton Rouge. returned to the Co on the night of the 6th he give us some pretty interesting detales of how the Copperheads cary on in Delaware Co.. tis farly proven that they are a pack of lowlive traitor Cowards.. their will is good enough to fight but they are cowaradly.. they oppose the Adminestration and every masure that is taken to supply the rebelion Still they stile themselves union men.. they are actuly not fit to live in a free country.. but I will say no more about them for they are not worth the time spent talking about them.. I think they will come out about as well in the coming election as they have heretofore.. they are like a pigs tale always behind.. I think Lincoln will get a big majority in the Army.. The 96th are still at Morganza Bend things are pretty quiet along the River at present I was on Picket yesterday & last night & there was some mismanagment about bringing around the releif this morning and I did not get relaved untill late in the day.. but I am now in Camp in my little Sheban (as the boys call them) and it is pretty cool.. the nights have been very cool for more than a week & some pretty cool days but we have had no frost yet which I suppose you have had in Ohio.. I would like to have you see my little Sgebang I spoke of.. there are four of us together we got a few boards or rather clabboards.. and made a sort of chicking coop and covered it with our shelter tents.. leaving a hole to croll in at and after we get in we can set up straight.. we have some bunks made to sleep on which is the principal object for I find that it is best for the health to keep of the ground as much as possible.. we are fixed up in a gay kind of a style & we have some pretty rought times when it raines. but we feel tis only for our Friends and homes such hardships we’d endure.. the 96th have been favored since we have been here several times there have troops gone out from here on an expedition and the 96th had not been called on.. some thing that has not been done before since we have been in the service.. the 96th have always took the blunt of the work untill now.. we have had little to do since we have been here.. we have Co drill at 8 o’clock A.M. Battalion drill at 4 P.M. Dresperade at 5 1/2 P. M. Inspection every sunday morning and I come on Guard about twice a week.. there is talk of our going to Baton Roge again but tis only a camp rumor.. the Regt in general has pretty good health.. the Flagg boys with others of our part of the country are well as usual.. I spoke to you in my last letter about sending those things by John Rader. if he intends to come right through to the Regt when he starts.. please send them tell John I am all right yet & give him my best respects.. please send me a Gazett once in a while for I think more of that than enything we get with the exceptions of letters.. my fingers are so cold I can hardly make a mark & will have to stop.. write soon. Respectavly yours. Lu. Carhart
(written upside town at the top of first page) tell George to write. I wrote and have recd no answer. my best regards to all the nice yong folkes LC ð 7 3