Camp Comfort
Apr the 16th 1863

Dear wife

Immediately on the reception of your letter dated April 12th I seat myself to write you an answer telling you I was very happy to read a letter from you. I have written some five or six letters since I have been here & havent Rec'd but two from home yet, I had almost come to the conclusion you were not going to write at all any more. I had gone to the office day after day and called for letters untill I gave it up &tried to buy one from the rest of the boys.

I was out at town yesterday to see our sick boys when I got your letter. We have several sick in the hospitle at this time. Among them are Jetty and Dick Monk, fayette Monk & two or three others. We have three sick in the country. James Todd in the country sick, he is on the mend slowly. Jetty has the camp fever, he is very bad, was yesterday when I was out to see him, so sick he couldnt read his letter. While I was reading it for him he commenced vomiting, caused from taking medicine I think. They are very well taken care of there at the hospitle now. There is a great deal of sickness in camp now, more than has ever been this winter.

You told me in your letter you had a fine dinner of joli & greens. I will return compliments with you. We had a noshions mess of fish this morning for breakfast & have enough left for tomorrow morning. I think we are a going to live a little faster now then we have for some time past. I would like to share with you in your joli and greens very much. I think they would be very holsome for us soldiers. They would move the old plug of beef immediately if not sooner. We have some of the smartest boys in the company that has clerk left Russell yet, they can steal the sweetening out of a cup of hot tea & the stamps oft a letter after it is mailed. You may think this is a joke but it is true.

Tell the old man he fooled off that mare. I had her sold for one hundred and fifty dollars & could have got the money when we come home for her. I dont expect I will write any more from this camp for we will leave here in some two weeks. I wont be sorry how soon. Try and have me a pair of boots made against the 5th or 6th of May for I will knead them by that time. If you have them made have them cut long in the legs & not two small.

Be very careful with your bacon & grain, dont sell any to no person whatever mind & dont get it stolen. I believe I will quit writing for the present & go a fishing this morning, so I will close by saying I am well & hope these lines may find you able for your bacon and greens.

Nothing more at this time, only remain your affectionate husband untill death.

I. V. Reynolds