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In Camp 10 miles south of Louisville Ky Saturday Sept 20th 3 o'clock P.m.

My dear sister,

  I received your kind letter of the 16th on yesterday, and having a few leisure  moments, thought I would answer it.  you will see by the heading of this that we have again changed camps (nothing new) and have moved down some 8 miles farther into Secessin.  On Thursday morning I went on guard it being my turn, and while on duty a little after 12 o clock Thursday night, the whole camp was aroused from sleep.  Three days rations ordered to be cooked and put in the men's haversacks all ready for marching before daylight.   Didn't this look like war. At about 1/2 - 2 the men were all allowed to go back to bed, except the cooks, who were busy till morning.  Such a busy time