Bush hill Encamped about four & A half miles west of Alexandrea on the Alexandrea & Central Rail Road on the farm of A Secesk(?) it is A beautifull place & the man that owned the farm has gone to the south & he is Capt of A Co. from Alabama
Dear Frankey and Jack
I received your letters last night & Bill he had one from Jack the same time we was very hapy to here from you Bills health is rather pour (torn) has been quite sick & my health isnt very good know I had A bad night last night I did not sleep any at all the boys are begining to have the plague here but I havent had it yet but I know not how soon I shal it is very sickley here some of the boys cant stand up to march more than A mile before they wil fall out of the ranks this morning I fell in the ranks on Co drill and we hadnt been out more than an hour I am so weak that I can hardley walk the truth is that I dont get enough to eat if I was out of money I believe I should starve to death the hosies bring in regarations & set them to the boys I have horded my self when I could get any thing to buy I have to be careful what I eat know it is so sickley it is the worst time of the year for sickness we have A larines(?) occasionally in the night we dont here any news here only what we see once in A while we get A Baltimore or Washington paper but so seldom we hardly know any thing about the world or any thing else we shal be perfectly ignorant if we stay here three years we dont have much of any thing mor we dont hear much of any thing only what letters we get from home war news we have none at all we dont hear any thing only once in A while we get A false alarm in the night & we have to spring out of the tents & form A line & stand there A while & then go back into our tents again
