Camp Price Nov. 8th/62
Dear friends
I have not yet got any letter from you Since I left the
Hospital. I am still in the same camp that I was when I wrote you
before. I am going to write whether you do or not. there is not much to write but I will think of something. I have not much time to write now for I have got to go out on a General Review. we are under General Rosacrance & he is going to be with us. I shall have to stop for the call is made. Well I have got back it was reported that General rosecrance was going to be out on review but nay time did I see him. they get som of the biggest lies started in camp I ever heard. perhaps you do not hardly understand what is ment by a General review. the hole Batalion is formed in a line of Battle and the General and his Staf run their horses the hole length of the line of Battle first in front and then in the Rear. it is a performence just to see how strate a line they can get us in, and make a little show.
we are getting along very well at present we are fixing up things about right, we have built a wall of sods about one foot thick & two feet high and staked the tent on top of it and we have built an areh? in the tent and it makes it as warm as you please. it seems the most lik home of any place I have been yet if you have any notion of enlisting or want to see how Soldiers live just call over. I am trying to write by candle light and all of the Boys are trying to get round the candle so I guess I will stop for to night.
Sunday Nov 9th Just 3 months ago to Day that I enlisted. it does not seem very long. it is a very fine day rather cold we have had fine weather all the faul so far it rained a little the other night and tried to snow some the other day but did not make out much. I am on guarde to day. they let us go to our quarters and stay till within ten minutes of time to go on guarde which makes it very nice. before untill with a couple of days they made them stay at No. one all the time. there is not as much prospect of a fight now as there was when we were at camp Bates we stand picket and Regimental guard with out our Guns loaded I have not had my gun loaded since I have been here in camp and there at camp Bates we kept them loaded most all the time. they seem to think round here that the War is not going to
last much longer. I saw an old man that lives here in Town when I was out on picket the other Day he said he thought the Rebels could not fight much longer for he said he new by true reports that they were in a starving condition he said he saw Morgans army when they went through town and counted six without hats or shoes and the most of them were nearly necked for clothing. that was about three weeks ago. and they have gone clear of out of the state now. there is a chance now to go into the regular Army they give a chance for ten to go from each company I think they give a good chance they give the hundred Dollars bounty the same as if you had not enlisted and 40 Days furlough rite after you enlist. I want to know what you think about it. if you have not got a chance to send them shirts yet mabe you can send with Gary Doc has sent for a Batt?. So has G. Sacket I would like that gray woolen vest of mine. I am well. Lem Roloson Will Flagg John Rader are in the Hospital. the rest are well except bad colds.
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write and let me know about things. Lucius Carhart