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as there was a small squad of secesh there guarding the 

 mill. Then our Brigade marched to this camp luka but 

 it was so hot that they had a very hard time. Since our 

 Brigade has been here we have taken nearly 300 bales 

 of cotton also a lot of Negroes & fields of corn from 

 the secesh and made no compensation to any, what do 

 jovL think of that way of proceeding. I am glad to hear 

 that recruiting is going on so fast in old Illinois I hear 

 that Illinois will fill her cjuota without drafting. We have 

 orders now to hold ourselves in readiness to march tomor- 

 row afternoon at a minutes notice what direction I knoAv 

 not some day for Chattanooga but I do not profess to 

 know. I say hurrah for L J Eyman Ed Eyman John Eyman 

 & Georg Goodner I see that none of the old soldiers of 

 the Mexican War can stay at home You will please let 

 me know what Regt they go into tell L J Eyman if he 

 will have me elected Lt Col of his Regt I will insure it 

 soon to be a welldrilled Regt as I think I could drill a 

 Batallion all right, where do they go to rendezvous 



You say you have not heard from home for some time 

 I received a letter yesterday eve from Angie the same 

 time I received yours She said they were all well and that 

 Charley Wagner had just arrived there he is at home re- 

 cruiting sent from my Company. Jo Beaver received a 

 letter from him today he said he had seven recruits his 

 head quarters are to be in Carrollton Ills as tthat is near 

 where the Lt lives that went home with him but he says 

 that he got leave from him to go to Centreville for a 

 few days, I think they will soon fill up our Reg-t we have 

 a man from every Company on recruiting service. How 

 old is your cattle and are you going to feed them this 

 winter is the cattle business good now I suppose you 

 can sell all fat cattle now to the IT S contractors I am 

 well at present give my love to all enquiring friends tell 

 ED Lewis John or Georg to write to me when they get 

 to soldiering so no more write soon to Roe 



