at Syracuse on the 17th as I stated before and expected 

 to go to St. Louis as soon as we arrived, but we are sadly 

 disappointed as we have returned about 8 miles west of 

 Syracuse to camp on Lamine River near Oteryille and 

 expect to stay here all winter for we are now preparing 

 to build our winter quarters. Our Col Kelton was promoted 

 to an acting Brigadier and was in that office from the 

 time we left Boonville on 18th of Oct up to the time we 

 arrived at Syracuse and tlien he was ordered to St. Louis 

 to act Adjutant General in Maj. Genrl Halleck staff but 

 I believe he is still our Col but how long he will remain 

 our Col I know not but he is the best officer in the world. 

 I have 86 enlisted men in my company and about 70 fit 

 for duty the others are none very dangerously sick I 

 have not lost a man yet. We have Reed 3 months pay & I 

 have sent $300 or dollars home and on New Year's day 

 I will draw $260.00/ Dollars more for two months. None 

 of your acquaintances are sick but all hearty and send you 

 their best Respects. I weigh 147 lbs that ???? you I must 

 close so good night J Roe Stookey to be continued next 

 month 



III. 



Dear Sister Angle Camp near Jacinto, Miss. 



June 27th, 1862 



I am seated in the shade this morn for the purpose 

 of Answering your letter I received yesterday eve. I 

 was lucky enoughtto receive five letters some though were 

 very old. one from D. Stookey that is just two months 

 old that has been after me all over Missouri. Yours was 

 written the 17th of June & T think has come through very 

 quick. I wrote you a letter on last Sabbath the 22ond 

 which I do not suppose you have received yet. But as 

 you have promised to write me every week I shall try 

 to answer every one immediate on the receipt of yours. 

 AVhen I wrote on Sunday last we had orders to cook up 

 teo days rations and liold ourselves in readiness to march 

 at a moments warning, (and now we have the same orders) 

 we marched at 5 P J\l Sabbath the 22ond and went 15 miles 

 on an easterly direction to Bivouac near Jacinto the 

 county seat of Tishinggo County which we reached at 11 



