(Note: This letter is by Sarah's brother, Samuel Wylie Cunningham)the rear. We got into a little skirmish with them and passed some shots south of Boonville. Our cavalry lost one man and one horse. We captured some several of them and killed 4, have only one of which I said we then came back after nine miles to Boonville and camped some days and lived on bread and meat and coffee twice a day. I have got [undecipherable] and can eat almost anything and live on almost anything. I can eat meat with my crackers raw or cooked or do with coffee or without it, but as a general thing we have plenty to eat except such times as we have had in making an attack and following the men away [undecipherable] when we cannot carry it conveniently. I suppose we will rest a few weeks as the rebel army is scatterd, we can't tell where to go to find them, and from present indications, I don't think we ever will find them any more. Things is going well here, I think at present, and I hope we will soon to hear of no more wars, which is destroying this country fearfully, and from here to Hamburgh on the river will not get over it for at least 1/4 of a century. The health of our boys are pretty good at this time. We have had but one man to die of sickness out of our Company since the war began, but we have had 4 killed and some discharged and one to desert since April. I have not seen William since he left the point. I have not been very close to the 11 Regt, and besides we have had no time for running about, but as soon as I can find where the 11th is, I will try to go and see the boys if it is not too far off. It is very dry and dusty here and pretty warm. Some men has been sunstruck. We have fine water where we are camped at this time. S.W. Cunningham
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Cunningham, Samuel (Wylie)
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