1863
          Brashear City Apr 6th
Ever Dear Father and Mother
             It is with a great
deal of pleasure that I take my pen
in hand to write you a few lines
in answer to your most welcomed
letter of Feb 25th and you cant
imagine with what joy I recieved
and read it   I am not verry well
but some better than when I wrote
last but I hope this will find you
all well and in good health   I have
got to the reg after so long a time
it seems just allmost as iff
I had got home again   there is a
good many of the boys sick and
complaining   there haint over 40
men in Co G that is able to do duty
Steve has got the rheumatism
so that he has to go on crutches
he is looking for a discharge

Ma did you write a letter to Capt
Tucker about getting my discharge
if you did I am sorry if you did
for it will do know good at all for a
man might as well try to get a
discharge or a furloug   there is
a lot of men hear that had ought
to have their discharge but they
will get it by going to their graves
befor Uncle Sam will give them
one   I have been with the reg
5 days but I haint seen Capt   he
is sick   God knows I would get
my discharge or a furlough if I
could but there is know use talking
we began to draw whiskey rations
yesterday   each man draws a gill
which makes a cup in the morning
and a swallow at night and I think
it will do us more good than anything
we get   our reg now is encamped
right in sight of rebeldom   The Co

has been call out 2 nights
Since we have been hear   The thought
the rebs was coming down on
us but the bulldogs soon sent them
back   they will probably have a battle
at Vixberg within a week   well let
them fight   I haint hardly able to
help now but shall soon if nuthing
happens and they will have to
look out   I have drew me a pair of
shoes an indian rubber blanket
and a mosquitoe bar   now let
it rain   I can keep dry   The whole
reg has got them   I thought that I
would draw a pair of shoes to wear in
dry weather and save my boots
for mud   we have poor water hear
yes I have used a considerable of my
paper and ginger lately   I have used
a consiterable of my rheubarb   I have
got plenty black thread   I dont know
how many men there was in
the expedition that sailed

there was a good many thousand
for the ship kept passing Quarantine
there was one of Co G's boys died
last week   I saw ___ troop Deloss
Palmer and ___ booth the
other day   they are encamped not far
from hear   The boys have not been
paid off for 3 months   we shall
probably get our pay in the corse
of a month   I have got 30 cents
left yet   black baryes are ripe down
hear   Leieut Sarles is sick   Underhill
has got to be Adjutent   H.P. Corbon
is our 2d Lieut   there is some change
in our officers   no our surgeon
not Capt cant give a discharge
nor furlough   they have a part to do
but they cant go it alone   not dont
worry about me for I am gaining
Dan has been unwell but is better now
tell Adlbert to look out and not let
some boy cut him out   well I have wrote
about all the stuff I can think of this
time so I must close   write as soon as
you get this   direct to Neworleans La.
this from your ever affectionate son
Galutia H. York to Zebulon T and Lucy
F York   read this if you can   it is
written rather poor for I have got
a poor place to write and my hand
                        trembles

I am coming home in hoppicking this fall
keep up good courage   so good by

I think that Uncle John was
a smart man

    the cooks was just
    ordered to cook 2 days
    rations of meat
there is something going to be done