1862 February 10 Camp Wood, Ky.

Camp Wood, Ky. Feb. 10th/62

Dear Sister Sarah; I take my pen to let you know
What is going on here. I can inform you that
I am well at present. We had a pretty hard freeze
last night, but it is very pleasent here to day.
we have had a good deal of rain here. on the 2nd inst.
we wer on picket across the river, it rained all
night. I did not get much wet I wore the Indian-
rubber blanket that Uncle Ben sent me. I am
gretly indepted indeted & thankful to him for sending
it to me, the pickets we relieved was shot at by
the rebels a short time before we relieved them.

The 49th has the luck to stand picket in bad weather
We have the praise of being the healthiest and best
regiment in this division. Gen. McCook says the
49th O would make a fire if the enemy was
within 40 rds of them and that we are the best
pickets he has got (but we will burn rails if we can
get them) I recieved Andy's letter & and yours.
Granvil Williamson & and I got a letter from
David Ritchey he is in the cyt city barracks in
Cincinnatti he was at home with his Co.
not long ago, they went to Sidney to recruit
they only had 9 come and they went there to show
off. Ritcheys got Sissis & Celias letter while David
was at home. Madison W is inat Colubmus O

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Granvil is not so head up I think as he was
when he was at our house. he is not so harty
eather. Nelson Holt has been very sick the doctor
thinks he is getting better he is the hospital in Munf
orsvill. I should like to go and see him but persons
are not allowed to go in the hospital. Hiram Chass
is still at Louisville Ky. I have not heard from
him for some time. Louis Millars cosin has
been sick nearly a month he is at Louisville.
Charls B Ritchey belongs to the 30th Ind v rigt[sic]
it is here he was taken sick with the typoid
feaver and was sent to Louisville, his father
came after him and took him home. he is a
Sergeant in a Co. there is no one sick of your
acquaintance here W I have not got acquainted
wtih W. H. Myers brother yet I saw him when
I was sick at camp Neven at the doctors. I
heard he was a the hos Louisvill hospital
at least I have not seen him here.
Joseph Basom will probly go to the brigade comis-
sary to clerk for them (or write) that will be a
peg or two higher than corporel. he writes some of
the bigest you ever saw he writ one in the Highwathey[?]
stile. he has been getting up a song of the 49th it is
not finished yet it is a good one. Well Sarah you
wanted me to write to Grandmother when I wrote
to you so I will write to on the next page your brother
J. K. Duncan

John K. Duncan, private, 49th OhioMSS 8474-ab