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laterly, and are going to have beefe soup

for diner. had dough nuts for super last

night and Baked Beans for breakfast and

diner yesterday. And none of them are very

bad to take, especialy if a persons is hungery

as I generaly am three or four times a day

We have a new col now Capt [Quimsey?] that was

and was wounded and taken prisoner at the

Ceader Mountain fight, a very good man

but he has no voice Cogeswell is Leiu Col,

Mudge is Major, There is no prospect of the

Army moving at present, as the weather

is not to be depended upon, altho its fast

improving. And this morning was a beautyfull

spring morng warm and balmy with the birds

signing, it made me home sick almost, when

I turned out about firve oclock to hear them

Most of the men and officers lay abead till

reville but its no use I never could and never

shall sleep over 6 hours, which is pleanty for

me, just tell Amanda that I have answered

her last and am now waiting for an answer

Is Father going to ocupy the whole of the House