page Z The letter to his father was mostly an admonishment not to work too
 hard, that he would send most of his pay home and for his father to use it. He
 goes on   -I have got a little money left yet. I kept 6 dollars when we was
 payed and I bought 50 cents worth of stamps and have some of them left yet.
     -I do not spend a great deal on whiskey or tobaco but when a man is sick he
 wi!I spend some for litt!e notions that he thinks he can eat! He finishes this
 letter wishing he had some of his mother's bread and butter,    -I do not get
 any Better it is not furnished for us and I can't aford to Buy it, so I have to
 do with out.. The one final note of interest is that this letter was sent from
 Indiana then "Direct to Pittsburgh Landing, care of Capt Kimmer(?)
 
    The next is a letter written by Stutesman to his sister from Columbia Tenn.
 The last number on the date is missing, but it must be May 7, 1863 He starts
 out by saying that he has returned to the Company and will stay until his time
 is out. They are acting as provo guard, and things are now too good to last
 long, they have always been up to the front. He then goes on to say that he
 heard that the state troops had been ordered up, Thinks it a great idea to let
 them guard the rear while the "drilled" troops move to the front, they will
 have plenty to do,    the rebs feel pretty sassy down at the front. I went down
 and talked with them and they told me they would whip Thomas nicely when he
 moved on. I told them they might do it but I could not see it in that light. We
 used to talk to them on picket, on horses at the time   -we watched them pretty
 close! Soon we are getting new horses and Spencer Carbines, I think we will
 (7?) on same of them. Ours shoot seven times without loading, so you see we
 have the advantage of them, and we know how to take it as well as any of them.
 We have sabers and revolvers besides our seven shooters!!
 
    This letter was written to Ferdinand Shadle., from "your best friend James
 Verily(?) at Ottokee, June 3rd 1863. It is interesting for its description of
 the "Copperhead" movement back then! As follows: Sympathy with the Rebeis has
 in a measure hid its deformed head sir,ce the soldiers of or army have spoken.
 Their Chief Vanlar,dingham has come to grief and has been sent beyond the
 Federal lines into the land of Dixie. Our copperheads say little of the arrest.
 At the time he was arrested the bells cf Dayton began to ring. A crowd
 assembled but they could not save him. The mob demolish one entire block and
 destroyed our reunion. The