Houghton Letter 1863-08-14 Page 2

hard at first but the last
hours drag rather wearyly
I am at present employed at
Headquarters acting
orderly. Until the young man
that holds that position returns
from his Furlough I have found
nothing yet to ake me
regret that I enlisted the Officers
have treated me as well as I
could wish or expect, every thing
is good but the food and that
is bad.
We may go off in about 30 day
We have had several rumors to
that effect and I should not
wonder much if we did go