p.

and two thirds of them are either lying under
the bed or in the hospital which is about
the same thing, for if they do not get there
now, they will contract diseases which will
send them home with poor broken down
constitutions

I have received no letter from home yet.— I wish
they would write to me.— I have written one
to them shall write again to morrow and
also to Post. I know he is looking for one every day
by the way our Brigade commander name is
P Sidney Post. I do not know what relation
he is to our old friend, but suppose him to be a
near one, judgeing from his characteristics, one in
particular, in which he is said to be a good
judge of whisky.

Well I have written a pretty lengthy letter to
you this time, — you ought to send me three or
four of your kind of letters for it, but write when
you can, but don't write when you are homesick
or lonesome. Make Carpenter write, he must not
expect me to write very often, for I suppose you
read the most of these letters to him which must
answer for the whole family, little Johney—included how
is it. has Carpenter raised on the price Johney yet, he
called him worth five dollars but I always thought he
would take less than that

Give my love to Mrs Carpenter and take as much
as you can carry for yourself, while I am
your Husband Orlando
Q. M. Sargeant
75th Ill. vol