(Addressed to Mrs.Roxany Carhart, Tanktown, Delware Co. Ohio. Envelope is imprinted with slogan “THE UNION MUST & SHALL BE PRESERVED.” Soldier and sailor holding pennant. Names of all the states interwoven through floral designs.)
Memphis, Nov 28
I have finely arived at a landing point, after a long ride on the watters, we got in camp yesterday about 5 oclock. we went onto the Boat at Louisville the 20th and landed at Memphis the 27th. we are about half a mile from town in as nice a place as I have seen since I started out in my travels. it is as nice a country as I ever saw if I owned a farm here and the war was over Ohio might go it for all of me, there does not seem to be much excitement down here. there is no rebel army very clost here there is four thousand union troops camped here and forty thousant left here yesterday and day before for Vicksburg. they expect to have a big fiight there and whether we are going there or not I do not know. the wether is very moderate here. and they tell us here that it is about as cold here now as it will be this winter. we had a very nice time coming down the river. we had to take Deck passage but had a chance to go on top of the boat and see all of the things curious, we stoped every night. the watter was so low they were afraid to run nights. we stoped one night on the Illinois shore and had a chance to go on shore and we got some Pecan nuts. there were plenty of them the first I ever saw grwoing. you will see them in the groceries. we stoped one night on island #7 & some is landed No 10. and all the towns and fortifications along the river and all the noted places some of them looked kind a notable I suppose you got the letter I rote just before I left Louisville I rote then I had not got my vest but after I had got my letter sealed I got my vest. So I have my vest and shirts and a letter with my shirts. the first and only one I have got since I left the Hospital and this the sixth I have write. I am well and harty at present, the boys are pretty well, the boys have got back from the Hospital except Lem Roloson and I heard he had gone home but how it is I dont know likely you will hear if he has. write if you get my letter tell me No more Lucius Carhart