Letter from Linus Patrick to John B. Patrick

Head Quarters Company "K"
121st Regiment Ohio Vol Infty
Gilberts Brigade Grangers Division
In camp near Franklin Tennessee

May 3rd 1363

Dear Father: Your favor of April 30th is at hand and contents noted. I owed Cox, Kautsman, William George & Bob Moore probably some others I can not think of If you doubt their accounts have them swear to them & a man who will swear to a lie to obtain money from a Soldier dishonestly will do any thing - I believe I owed Stephen Stilwell some - Abe Hatcher is sick in Hospital - the rest of the boys are generally well

The first two letters of the mans name who wrote that there was not a Rebel sympathizer in Rushcreek Township are Duncan Hatcher

Our Regt as well as the Regts composing our Brigade, started out on a scout Friday morning at Two oclock A.M. and marched about Seven miles south of here toward Columbia - The Rebel Pickets retired as we we were marching out and followed up and fired on our Rear Guard coming in

You may send me two or three of those photographs - give one to Ben Odor's widow. Send one to John Cutting & Keep the rest for my disposal - Nothing of interest occurring here at present. the work on the fortifications goes quietly on - Tell Slater he had better keep a white rag in his shop to hoist in case of a sudden attack by the butternuts

If Muslins are so high that be does not deal in that article any more he can, send down to the long brick and get a piece or if they have none he can Get McCulloughs Signal flag or if he cannot get that he can stand in the door and stick out his shirt tail

Shall I send to the Editor of the Nashville Union and have him send you a copy of the Nashville Weekly Union for one year? It comes at one dollar per year and is one of the best Union papers published in the United States - No more at present

Write Soon
As Ever your obedient Son
Linus