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Letter from Thomas Langdon - Camp Strong
Camp Strong Near Muscatine
Sister Eliza
Your letter was received safe&sound and read in a hury for I was anxious
to Know how all of the folks were up in Johnson county. I dont get but
about two letters a week and i send a half a doz. I received one to day
from Mother and Dick. Tell Dick that if he keeps on that he will soon be
so that he can write to the girls. I suppose that you have heard before
this that we had had marching orders that had been the report- for
several days past-but we are here yet and will probably be for a few
days. Some say that we will have to go to St-Louis and some to
Davenport. You can tell the folks that if they want to see us off they
can come down this week and in all probbability we will be here. We have
not received our arms yet and I understand that Gen Kirkwood said that
we should not leave the state untill we received them. The health of the
boys remains about the same. I am growing fat- every day we have good
livery better than when you were here especiully the bread. We get
pretty good bread now.
You wanted to know what I do for an ink( )I borry one of Jimmy
Hemmingways he has a good one and I proposed to find the ink if he would
the ink ( )
To day is rainy and we have not drilled any yet- but intend to this
afternoon. The Regiment has a drill master now and he is very strick-and
important-and the boys have to carry there sabers pretty strait
The Officers got dassatisfied with the sutlers and chased them off. Msr
Eichelburger of Muscutine takes their place and I understand that the
boys have threatened to drive him off. I think that Msr Magil would not
find this crowd very well. There is one or two men in the Hospital that
are pretty sick and are not expected to get well. Tell Hannah and Ann
that I have forgot whether I answered their letters or not but think
that I did answer it. They can write agian. I received a letter the
other day that came from near Solon but wont tell you who wrote it There
is one of our boys shaking with the ague now but it is his fault-for he
was gaurd and was out one night and then had to stand guard two nights
to pay for it- I must close for now out of room tell the folks that I am
all right yet
Good By Thos E. Langdon
I have not reeived any letter from Mary Gobin yet
Thomas Langdon
24th Iowa Vol Regt.
Killed in action
Champions Hill Ms.
May 16 1863
The Hannah he refers to in the letter is his sister, my ggggrandmother Hannah Landon Griggs of Big Cabin, Johnson Co. Iowa
Les McCollum
Box 564
Deloit Iowa 51441
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