Baton Rough Lusannia
Dec. 18th 1862

Dear Paronts
I take my pin in
hand to let you no
that I am well and
in good sperits
and hope these few
lines will find you
the same I rote at
Ship Island but did
not hav time to get
it to the [box?] before
we left we left in the after noon
of the 12 and got to New
Orleans the night of the
14 and left the next
after noon and the
next morning run in
and took this place
and in the after noone
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pitched ower tents and
was glad to git on the
land altho I was not
a might sea sick at all
and Frank was not to most
of the Vilage boys was not
at all we hav bin a fixing
the brest works to day
some this after noon I
went to carey the pick
ets their diner and
when I was acoming
back I met a lot of the
navy boys and they
shot a Cow and I helped
them dres her and they
gave me a qarter of her
and we are a going to
hav it for breckfast in
the morning when
we came up the River
we saw the rings on
the trees on the bank
we can get them at New Orle
ans for $2 ½ a baril apels are
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7 dolars a barils there
tel John Stewarts
Folks that he is well
and contented we dont
no but we shal stay ower time
out when the gun bots began
to shell they killed a niger
and wounded some of the
rebels and they skedadled
in a hurry the nigers
say they hav just placd
some canon on the brest
works just now Nims
Mass Batry of 6 pieces I
want you to right as
of ten as you can and
I shall do the same to
The male has to go on the
bots down the River and
they dont go very often
yet I think when I get
eny thing it will be worth
reading I dont want you to
worey about me for I am
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tougher then I ever was
in maine I way about
150 I can eate eny
thing that eny one
can we hav enough
sutch as it is I saw
Geroge Apelbee and
Frank Lord of Detr[?]
at New Orleans They was as
fat as cubs I cant think
of eny more to right now
George Climont is well
and likes well wright as son
as you get this and Direct
To New Orleans. La. in care of
Co. K 22nd Regt Col Jerrard
you must not worey if you
dont hear from me so
often as you hav before
giv my love to al this is
from yor sun
Isaac N.A. McKay good Night
for this time