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Anson R. Butler letters, 1861-1900

1862-11-14 Page 3

Then we have put up a Company Commissary building, where our Comissary keeps the company Stores as they are drawn from the A.M. a neat tight building. Pearson made a frow & the boys split boards with it to cover them and make a sidewalk in front of our tents, which are in a row East & west with a street 50 feet wide between, the officers tents at the head of the street on the East, next the river. We front (as it is called) the West between the Levee I told you of & the river. The levee 10 or 12 feet high forms a breastwork in front. Each day in the forenoon Drill 3 hours with harness on & gun in hand is tiresome, then in afternoon 15 march up the Levee a mile to Col. Bakers head Quarters for officers drill is tiresome again. at this drill they make commissioned officers act as Corporals & Sergeants, & vice versa, as it happens. Take all this, together with my having to act as Orderly this week past and I am worn out. Pearson and Hal were both sick but are getting better. Wednesday we got 6 of our teams 32 mules & 6 wagons, and George Rodes (Wagon Master) had his hands full rigging them up & breaking them in. Ed. Connery drives one, Patridge one. James Williams is our Company driver Who the rest are I dont know. They came very handy for us as we wanted some hauling done. The boys are raising their tents by putting logs under making them larger & warmer then we want hauling to town sometimes. We change flour for bread ready baked 196 loaves for a bbl. of flour, which is better than baking ourselves. We have enough & good enough to

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Then we have put up a Company Commissary building, where our Comissary keeps the company Stores as they are drawn from the A.M. a neat tight building. Pearson made a frow & the boys split boards with it to cover them and make a sidewalk in front of our tents, which are in a row East & west with a street 50 feet wide between, the officers tents at the head of the street on the East, next the river. We front (as it is called) the West between the Levee I told you of & the river. The levee 10 or 12 feet high forms a breastwork in front. Each day in the forenoon Drill 3 hours with harness on & gun in hand is tiresome, then in afternoon 15 march up the Levee a mile to Col. Bakers head Quarters for officers drill is tiresome again. at this drill they make commissioned officers act as Corporals & Sergeants, & vice versa, as it happens. Take all this, together with my having to act as Orderly this week past and I am worn out. Pearson and Hal were both sick but are getting better. Wednesday we got 6 of our teams 32 mules & 6 wagons, and George Rodes (Wagon Master) had his hands full rigging them up & breaking them in. Ed. Connery drives one, Patridge one. James Williams is our Company driver Who the rest are I dont know. They came very handy for us as we wanted some hauling done. The boys are raising their tents by putting logs under making them larger & warmer then we want hauling to town sometimes. We change flour for bread ready baked 196 loaves for a bbl. of flour, which is better than baking ourselves. We have enough & good enough to