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Cross Hollows Arkansas Nov 3rd 1863 Dear ones at home I again resume my pen to expatriate on the times the war and the signs of the times. We are still here as you will see but how long we will stay is a horse of another color. it is rumored that we will move back to St louis soon on account of the scarcity of Forage in this country. the rebels have been saving the forage around cross Hollows for winter but we rather made their cake dough by coming in here. no Army can subsist in the interior of Arkansas that is certain but I have been in the Army long enough to not put dependence in camp rumors I think it is