Dear Ellen I am well at present & do hope those
few lines will find you and all the children well
I have not heard from home since I left home I thought
I would rite you a few lines to let you know how I am
& where I am we are camping in Sight of nashville we
are throwing up fortifications & digging trenches etc etc we
think that we will stay here all winter and I hope we will
Colonel Coldwell is very sick Thos Cole is not well
& not verry sick you must let me know ho the hogs & cattle
is getting along & what the markets for Every thing is I will
give you a little sketch of the markets here flower Ten dollars pr
bbl Bacon 15 cts coffee 80 cts per lb Shugar 50 cts Butter one dollar
pr lb molasses 2.00 per gal Hogs gross 6.2 cts per lb gross beef
6 cts per lb corn 1.50 cts pr Bushel chees I was up in the
citty to day with Capt Wheeler & Lieut Lopp and we took
dinner & what do you think was the Bill only $1.00 and nothing
Extra at that little aples are worth 5 cts apiece well Ellen I have
just finished a letter Orderly Bower he is at home sick
I told him to call as he comes Back and stay all nite
with you & if he does call I want you to treat him
mity well as he is a good friend of mine send me lots
of good news By him I must close my letter as it is
about 11 oclock at nite
give my respects to all my friends and receive my love yourself
tell Cate Mc that John & Ham is well Tom Henthorn was left sick
at Danville & I have not heard of him since he left If he rites home
please rite the same to me

we have no hope of a fight soon
the rebels are scarce about here the city clock
just now struck 12 and I must look at
you & little Eddy & then go to Bed

Thos Cole Lieut Schwalier
& John McCormac is fast asleep
In my Tent & By my side

good nite

To M.E. Evritt
From Capt. W.D. Everitt Co I 81st
Ind Vol