Near Abbeville, Miss, Dec 11, 1862Sarah,
In place of moving our camp nearer Abbeville, we moved about a quarter of a mile further off. We have a very nice camping place on top of a hill, well timbered with black [undecipherable]. It is generally believed we will remain here a week or two, and then move forward with the main army on Jackson or Grenada, if the rebels make a stand there. Since yesterday morning the Rebels have come in and gave themselves up, taken the oath, and went home to Missouri, Tenn, Ky, and a few from Illinois. We have just heard of a brigade of our troops surrendering to Morgan, among them the 104 Illinois. Their Lieu Col and Maj was from our Reg. It was undoubtedly a disgraceful affair and our Reg is doing some tall swearing just to think it will take all the prisoners this large army has taken to exchange for them damned cowards taken by a handful of men under Morgan. It may be we have not heard the correct yarn about it, but I fear we have. Yesterday the mail came again making the third time and no letter for me, but two for John, and one for Silas, is very singular to me. I would think you wrote and they failed to get here if John did not get letters every mail, but while you are all well, I do not care a damn whether I get a letter or not. I will continue to bore you with letters. Since I have had no letter, I have wrote one letter to Zetty, three to you, one to James, one to Leander, and two to Rebecca.
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