Has been moving so much he has not written. He needs winter clothes. October 3, 1863. He is confused by some information in a letter from home. He has been in a battle and survived without a scratch.
Food is again short.
November 1, 1863. He is writing many letters home but is not receiving enough from there. Please send clothes. Some local boys have been killed or wounded. Some have deserted, but he does not approve of such action.