Gives news of regimental affairs, and describes the regiment's chaplain who gives sermons and is called to burials of the dead. Transcription: Black River Black River Terry Butler Co. Mo. March 22nd Respected Friend I have a little finer Weather for answering your Letter than you appear to have had when you wrote to me although it keeps cool here according to the climate, it is very fine to day. the Swamp Maple and some other kinds of things are putting us in mind of Spring but the Grass is not started but little. We are still staying here waiting for more Troops and also for provisions we ha
Gives news of regimental affairs, and describes the regiment's chaplain who gives sermons and is called to burials of the dead. Transcription: Black River Black River Terry Butler Co. Mo. March 22nd Respected Friend I have a little finer Weather for answering your Letter than you appear to have had when you wrote to me although it keeps cool here according to the climate, it is very fine to day. the Swamp Maple and some other kinds of things are putting us in mind of Spring but the Grass is not started but little. We are still staying here waiting for more Troops and also for provisions we have had to live on half rations lately but suppose we have not seen much suffering in comparison to what our Comrades who have been fighting Price have done, expect your Brother Newton have seen some fighting by this time, we have not seen any Paper for nine days consequently are impatient to hear the particulars of the fight, in the absence of authentic news, it gives the Newsmongers (who are here as well as elsewhere) a fine chance for manufactureing the latest sensation was that Jeff. Davis had left the Country and that we were going back to St Louis to be discharged, do you think the Ladies ever makes News in that style when then can not get anything true to talk about. You appear to have selected a Soldiers child for me to attend to and you say that Barbara Martin will take the trouble if I will send her plenty of Money, do not know what is plenty for such a purpose, but tell her if she will attend to her part I will do the same if it is agreable to the Childs Friends but would not wish to mouth anyone. Hope your new Friends will prove an additional scource of pleasure, do the New Preacher ?s tell you how long this Wicked World is to last, it appears to me he must preach to the purpose to get John out in such Weather you speak of, we were all out on the Parade Ground last Sunday to hear a Sermon from our Chaplain last Sunday, am afraid there will not many improve their mora
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