to their happy homes & families 
O my dear girl, I begin to long for that day, But if you are getting along pleasantly & my family are well I will bear up, I have generally felt verry cheerful, & happy I think I am enjoying the confidence & esteem of the best men in the Regiment 
Last Sabbath I went to church in the citty & heard a good Presbyterian sermon, from Matthew 5 - 4 Ye are the light of the world, In the eve I & Lieut Henry went to the Baptist Church, I think he (Henry) is a good man he appears to take quite an interest in my behalf, particularly since the late disgraceful conduct of some of our Officers, I wrote to Austin the particulars of I did not intend to say any thing to you about it, for I know it will be no pleasure to you, but I will give you a brief statement of facts I must just say here that the
