Houghton Civil War Letters

as most of the boys in Commons indeed there are but three or four that have spent less. One thing is that every thing is [hihger hilo] tax club tax and school tax so that while I will own that I have spent a good deal I cannot say that I have been extravagant. If I stay at Mrs. Root any length of time I shall want to pay my board and I don't like to stay at my Aunt's because I do not feel at home. Please remember me to Mrs Warren.

Yours Truly, E.C. Houghton

Camp Meigs Readville Aug 14th Mr Warren Dear guardian I take this oppotunity of writing to you. I came out here saturday evening and spent the next day (sunday) doing guard duty. It seemed very strange on waking up sunday morning to find it nearly the same as other days of the week. I was on guard 48 hours in succession I mean by that, that I was in the guard squad being two hours on at a time and four hours off probably this does not seem very

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

My health continues good and I hope will remain so until I return before I go if I have time I will write I wish would be done with my things in case I do not come back alive. I wish when you write you would tell me (ie if you should happen to know) wether Mr. Hay ward went off when the 1000 conscripts were sent off or not If you have any old newspapers that you have no use for I should like them to read. My time is up so I must close. Please remember me

to Mrs. Warren Yours Truly Eugene Houghton Ps. Please send my woolen shirts if you have [have] them my address is simply E. C. Houghton 2nd Reg't Heavy Artillery Company C Camp Meigs Readville Map Yours Truly E. C. Houghton