Mentions escorting paroled Union prisoners, who were taken at Champion Hill near Vicksburg, to Camp Chase near Columbus. Comments on the victory of African American troops in Virginia. Transcription: St Louis. Mo. July .1. / 1863 Old Friend. John. This Morning with pleasure .I. seat My self to drop to you A few. lines in answer to your very kind and interesting Letter whitch I had the pleasure of receiving some Time hope that these few imperfect lines Will be read with Pleasure by you and All the Regs of Your Camp. who .I. am Acquainted with. this leaves My-self And Brother, harvey,
Mentions escorting paroled Union prisoners, who were taken at Champion Hill near Vicksburg, to Camp Chase near Columbus. Comments on the victory of African American troops in Virginia. Transcription: St Louis. Mo. July .1. / 1863 Old Friend. John. This Morning with pleasure .I. seat My self to drop to you A few. lines in answer to your very kind and interesting Letter whitch I had the pleasure of receiving some Time hope that these few imperfect lines Will be read with Pleasure by you and All the Regs of Your Camp. who .I. am Acquainted with. this leaves My-self And Brother, harvey, in good health hopeing it May find your self and Camp in the same. John you will please Excuse Me for My long delay of writeing to you. for it was out Of My power to do so .I. have ben on detached duty For the last week. .I. was detailed to go to Columbus Ohio. with some. Prisnors when .I. say Prisoner .I. mean Union Men who were taken at Champion Hill Near Vicks-Burg[Vicksburg] and Gen Grant sent them to this place and then They were ordered to Camp Close Near Columbus .Ohio. We had A nice trip and A fine ride it was A perfect Pleasure trip to us who have ben here in this God Forsaken Place. called St Louis, we started with 42. and Arrived their with .31, some of them Lived Near Indianapolis .Ind, and when we changed carrs the[y] Left. .I. think they did just right and did as .I. would have done if I had ben at Vicks-Burg[Vicksburg] for almost two years as they have, They all aught to have done it, John .I. have No News More than what .I. presume you already know, Vicks-Burg[Vicksburg] is Not yet taken and .I. Think it wont be until they get A few More Western Troops in the front of the enemy as usal[?], and its Huram[?] for the Grand Army of the East, My opinion is that the .23. will go south soon I think they are Making preperations for it Now. I hope it will to Vicks-Burg[Vicksburg]. We will get pay to-morrow then we will be Lousy with greene Backs in s
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