Dear Father & Mother

I did not get a letter that was written Sunday the 20 it seems a long time since I herd from you I am well or nearly so although my throat is some swolen yet I suppose that it is the mumps and quinsy together We have been payed off at last in greenbacks and it seems good to have a little in my pocket I am going to send home 30,00 this and if I get out I shall send home for some you will have to go to Otokee to draw my money the rest of the Lena boys

are sending home their money and you will have to draw theirs I owed out of mine about 3,00 and I drew about 49,00 and I send home 30,00 and keep 10,00 I owed 6,00 at the suttlers so you can see how I have spent my money I have spent some considerable but perhaps I shall spend more this time but I do not play it all away nor drink it either I have not had any liquor only what Harvy got from home the Tennasseeans are comeing in by squads every day Our brigade got marching orders last night about half past 9 in the eavening all but Co H

and I those two Co did not go they have gone to Danville I suppose as near as I can find out it would not be any thing strange if you herd that we were taken prisoners by old Morgan of Kenty for he may be lurking around here to night that is one reason why I send my money home so quick I would not wonde much if the brigad had a skermish before we get to them we may not get with the Regt this winter it is no telling what will happen O C Peer [i.e., Lt. Oliver C. Pier, 100th Ohio Infantry] the adjutant is not with the Regt he

has not done duty for this 2 months but the Regt left him here to day he looks bad indeed
Ben Kellogg [i.e., Pvt. Benjamin Kellogg, Co, H, 100th Ohio Infantry] has gone to the general hospital at Lexington he left the company this morning he looks rather hard up to I rather think he will get a discharge before a great while
I send an order for that money and if it gets lost you know what to do as well as I do there will be another at Otokee just like it the money will be there in 9 or 10 days so the agt said so good by for this time write soon

H E Randall