Morganza La Sept 22 (1864) Dear Sister I received this morning your letter of Sept 5th was glad to hear from you you said you had just received my letter of Aug 14″ I have wrote 3 or 4 time since that.. it appears that Kelsey has played out. I dont know as it makes much difference to me although if I had those things you were going to send they would come in good play.. I have not drawed the clothing I need for I expected Kelsey would be here in a few days with those things but I now will have to draw some clothing. so you need not send any thing by Mail.. you may keep the things & mayby I will be home some time & they will not be lost.. John Rader will be at home I expect before this reaches you. he went up the river some 3 days ago. all of our boys that were sent to New Orleans sick have gone home.. John said he would bring anything to me you were amind to send but I dont know as you need to send anything for there is no telling when he will come & I cant tell whether I shall want anything or not when he does come.. I expect John will come to see you if he does not you go & see him. he can tell you all about the affairs. he will give a correct Idea of things & what he tells you may beleave.. you Spoke of the friends being on a visit from the Reserve. I thought that Edd Conanat was in the army. but it appears he has got out some way mabe the same way a good many other play out.. let me know how it is with Kelsey what Regt he had been transfered to.. the 96th are still at Morganzas Bend.. I think we will stay in this vicinity for some time to come. keep running up & down the River to keep the Guerrillas from firing into the Boats.. the Regt has been out on one scout since we have been here. I have had a very sore hand at the time so I did not go out.. but I am now all right for one.. our Brig are about all that are left here at present there was an expedition left here a few days since going out to the Achafalya River the Rebs said to be erecting a fort there.. I have not heard how they are making it. about the Presidential Election I dont know hardly how the Regt would go but I rather think Abe will get the Majority. there are not near so many for old Mc now as there was before he was nominated. they do not like the platform he came out on.. if any party had of nominated him besides the Copperheads I think he would have got the Majority of the Army but as it is if the Soldiers get a chance to vote old Mc might as well hunt his hole.. I tell you we hate Copperheads as bad as we do the Niggers.. all the soldiers can say against Abe is that he is promoting the niger rather to much. I guess I have wrote enough for this time. (On another sheet)
I have told you all that is necessary here to fore about sending those things by John Rader.. you spoke of having Cider & making Apple Butt & sugare & I would like to beat home to partake of some of those ere things for we uare drawing rather slim rations nowdays. they have been cutting us down we do not draw as much as we used to * what we do draw is pretty poor. I have to by Considerable of the Suttler to get along Kinder halfway.. Hart tack & sowbelly are the principal articles we draw & they are very poor. the tack are full of worms & bugs those at home that have plenty know but little how we get along away down here our suttler has on hand a pretty good stock but everything is high.. Lucius Carhart
(On reverse) Potoatoes 10 center per lbs Onions 15 cents per lbs..Soda Crackers 25 cent per lbs.. sweet crackers 50 cents per lbs butter 75 cents per lbs Cheese 50 cents per lbs & all other thing according
Direct your letters in this way Lucius Carhart Co “G” 96th Regt O.V.I. Morganza. La
P.S. We are now in the 19th Corps there is no mo 13th Corps Lu Carhart