Clock at night and Bivonacod untill next day when I 

 was ordered to go with my Co. on pickett Guard. We 

 went out to the city of Jacinto and there was put on Provo 

 Guard, we remained there in the courthouse the 23rd and 

 24th untill the eve of the 24th & then we returned to our 

 camp which had been mooved 2 miles east of the city of 

 Jacinto, there we remained the 24th 25th &26th when 

 our camp came up to us and we mooved a half mile and 

 pitched tents and stayed over night, we had a very hard 

 rain last night. I must close this as I must prepare to 

 march. I have to inspect the company & see that thye have 

 forty rounds of Cartridges in boxes and also three days 

 rations. I do not know which way we will go or whether 

 we will take our camp with us or not. I have a man Dis- 

 charged by the name of Presley G. Edwards who is going 

 home and Tsend this by him I must close give my love to 

 all & keep up your weekly correspondence I am well so 

 no more 



J Roe Stookev 

 Capt E Co. 59th Regt 111 Vols 



IV. 



Dear Brother and Family Camp near Jacinto, i\[iss. 



Sunday July 6th 1862 



I am once more seated for the purpose of penning you 

 a short but hasty letter. It has been two months and 

 ten days since your letter was written that I received ten 

 days ago which had been on the roads two months follow- 

 ing me around through Missouri and at last found me in 

 Mississippi. When I wrote you last I think we were camped 

 near Forsyth, Mo. We marcjed from there to Batesville, 

 Ark. & arrived there on 3rd day of j\Iay there we re- 

 mained several days and then was ordered from there 

 to Cape Girardeau distance 250 miles which we marched 

 in 11 days & laid over one day in the time, that is ten 

 Regiments of us now^ if you ever find any troops that 

 can beat that marching you can put them down as good 

 marchers but you had better have good authority before 

 you believe all that soldiers say but I can give you good 

 \s^tness to mv statement. 



