My Deer Aunt

     As this afternon aferd a favorable opportunity I shall improve it in writing you a few lines to let you know that I have not forgotten you by anny means and should have written to you before this but thinking that Everton would keep you posted in regard to our health and wherebouts as I suppose he has I have neglected to write But as Everton assures mee by his last letter

from you received this morning that you would bee glad to hear from mee I shall not wait a seccond invitation to write to one whome I respect and love as I do my Deer Aunt. This is I believe the first time I ever write to you but I shall not permit it to bee the last one iff the Lord spares our lives in health and strength. To day it is verry warm and sultry some appearances of rain. We still remain in the same old place on the banks of the old teness a doing provost Duty. It is not hard work but tiresome. The boys would bee a great deel better satisfied and healher iff they would move us oftiner to some other place so as to keep up a little excitement. But wee cannot do Just as we are a mind to in this business. I suppose it would bee useless for mee to try

to tell you any thing about what is a going on outside of our own camp for you probibily find the news all in the papers. Since the battle at this place the health of the regiment has been very poor indeed such a sudden change of climate and wether went verry tough with us comming out of three feet of snow into the peach blossomes is quite a change. But I think that wee are getting climated so that there will bee less sickness from this on. So far Everton has been very rugged I have been so till within the last week or two I have been a little under the weather but am getting quite smart again now. Wee have not the leest idea when wee shall move or where wee shall go to. Now Aunt I do not think of annything interesting to

write to you so I guess I will close. I should like to see you all very much. The folks are all well at home the last I heerd from them. Everton is well. Pleas rember mee to the boys when you write to them.

My best respects to all,
From your Affectionate
Nephew. E. B. Sherwin