Morning 16th 1864
Dear Sister Almeda
This morning I recd a letter from you dated at the commencement Oct 29 & finished up on the 5th of Nov. I was much pleased to hear from you as I have a letter written for & ready to start to Mother I will write a few lines to you & send with it.. & after a while will write again.. I am glad to hear you are still keeping up your aid Societies. I should like very much to be with you. also would like to attend some of your apple cuts.. While I am writing I hear the music of a Calliope on a Boat that is just landing which sounds very nice. they are a piece of music that goes by steem. sound something like a hand Organ only good deal louder. we are camped about 60 rods from the river. just the right distance to make it sound nice. I have told you in Mother’s letter about where we are.. how we are situated & &. I will just say we have a very nice cabbin.. a good fire place which makes it nice & comfortable.. I am much pleased to get a few lines from Orve & hear how he is getting along with his Dog Frank & Pigs–Horses–Cattle &.. & glad that his foot has got well. Orve you must be a good Boy.. which I know you are.. you must take good care of the things especialy Frank.. Our election for President in the Regt went 243 for Lincoln and 20 for McClellan. John Rader has not yet got to the Regt but I understand he is on his way. My address is about the same as here to fore. write soon. from Lu Carhart.
(upside down at top of last page) My best regards to the yong folkes. let me know what kind of a girl that Ellie Plotner is you speak of.
(Across top of first page) Direct to Co G. 96th Regt Via Memphis Let me know if you have to pay more than three cents to get my letters. some say they have to pay six cents when the letters are Franked if so I will put stamps on my letters..