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unfavorably with our new and bright
uniforms good rubber and woolen
blankets. A citizan living near here
told me that the rebel soldiers get but
little clothing from Government that
nearly all their clothing they find them-
-selves or by private parties. We had a
good deal of sport jokeing with the
prisons as they passed they were in a
good natured mood and seemed quite
contented on Uncle Sams hard tact and
bacon. They swaped jacknives canteens &c
with our boys many of the boys gave them
tobacco of which they were very short off
There were 3 Regiments 1 Georgia 1 NC.
1 Va. and the men belonging to a Ga.
battery in the column The Ga. boys seemed
some of them very sulky and I thought I
could discover a little of the haughty
Southerner about them. Friday we completed our
march over Wild Cat Mountain where
the rebel Gen. [Tollicoffer?] was killed.
Well Mary I have written a long letter
Tell James this must do as an answer
to his letter and I shall expect to hear
from him and you as soon as you
get this. Kiss Emma and Franky for me
Give my regards to Mr & Mrs Colby and Albert
Write often and oblige your Brother W J. T.

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Sunday evening

It has been a very pleasant
day and is a fine evening, quite
warm to what it hase been since
we came here for the last week
the nights have been very cold
and frosty. We have had as
many as six severe white frosts
which has killed the tobacco plants
corn beans &c Tobacco is raised
quite extensively in this part of
the state. The cold weather seems
to take hold of us more than I
ever knew fall weather too before
I suppose our getting used to so
hot weather is the reason.

We are now stationed at this Military
Post and shall probably stop here for
some months unless The Rebs drive
Burnside out of Tenn. Burnside gets
most of his supplies by this rout