The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-28

the letters the fault is not mine. have received five or six letters from him one of them enclosing some mo- ney, which fact you will please in- form him of l also wrote Hooper some time last week and shall expect reply in a very few days.
 l am getting on about as usual. and am glad to say my health never was better. We have some sickness such as measles. humps and Aux in the camp, but when the numbers com- posing our Regiment is taken into consideration and the exposure incl dent to the life of soldier the health of the men is remarkable There are some five or six of our Company on the sick list now. but as they are in charge of the Sisters of Charity in NNorfolk I think they will be all well in a few days. whom I mentioned in my letter to Williams as being sick died last night. Hard drink and Aux combined I presume terminated his life. His body will be sent home today in charge of an escort.
 We have the warmest days and coolest nights up here you ever heard of at this season of the year. In day time the heat of the sun Is almost beyond endurance. and at night we have to cover ourselves with a blan- ket in order to keep warm. The great est pest we have yet encountered Is innumerable hordes of black gnats. A fellow can't sleep we'll of nights for them, and we poor fellows who have guard duty to perform I assure you have hard time of 1t. The Virgini- ans call the "pesky little varmfnts sand flies, but I assure you their bite hurts bad enough for them to be as large as an elephant. On Monday last the boys composing our mess bought plank enough" to floor our tent and to make us hunks to sleep in. We are now comfortable as one could be who expects to be soldier. We have good tents and plenty of good though kcoarse food, and with ordinary pru- dence on our part we ought to be as healthy as any body of men leading the same life we do. Occasionally we manage to get eggs and chickens and vegetables. So you see we don't fare so very badly. The only objection Cor at least the greatest one I have) to the life I am now living is the res trictions placed on the privates, when the officers can go to town at option stay as long as they please. and get gloriously drunk in and out of camp when its suits them to do so. If live through this campaign l flor one am don "sotering."
 Ed Pierce has not yet returned. but I got a letter from Billie last night In which he stated that they would leave Montgomery on Monday last. If they did so they ought to get here on Fri- day next In regard to my papers and letters you will please take good care of them for me. If I return I may need some of them and if l never dc you can then burn them.
 As for war news I know of none al all reliable. We hear great deal oi firing every day, but 1t all proceeds from the different batteries in the vi 1 cinity. and 1t is done for the purpose of practice.
 Tom Lundy Is now here and believe intends joining>the Beauregards. Flor. ace and John are well, Paul. Hub anc Willie are in the hospital. the former has the measles and the latter the humps, but both ore getting well Lei me h ear from you soon. Give my love to all at home. Tell Hoop and VII | liam to write.
 l Your Bro. Thomas.