I suppose it to be a matter of more interest to you to know that I am well & getting along well with the Co than any thing else.  I must tell you of one little confiscation spree  I was in,  The morning we started down here from Ironton.  some of the Captains gave their men power to go out and take teams to haul their knapsacks &c. (I would say here that our load altogether will weigh over 50 lbs) I watched our old Captain and when I thought the excitement was about right I went right up to him and said "Captain give me authority and I will get a team for Co C." he said for me to go.  I called for the Mitchetown boys and there were eight of us took our guns and went out four or five miles & found an old secesh who had two sons in the rebel army he was dressing a hog, we told him our buisness, he kept scraping away at the hog, did not seem communicative we told him we had no time to talk to him, but to get us the best team & wagon he could, I supose he thought it best to obey orders & he went to work
