Camp Shiloh, Tenn.
May 1st, 1862

Dear and beloved wife,

It is with great pleasure that I am seated beside an old log to write a few lines to you to let you know that I am well and rugged at present and hope these few lines may find you all well and in good spirits, as I feel first rate now, but have felt quite under the weather for about three weeks. I have wrote two letters to you that I have no answer for, so I thought I would write a few lines as Mr. Warner is going home tomorrow and will carry all the letters that we are a mind to send with him. In my last letter that I wrote to you I wished you to send me ten postage stamps as we cannot get them here at all.

We got our pay today I got two months pay 26 dollars and one of our generals said that he did not believe that there would be a volunteer in the service at the end of 60 days so I thought I would not send my money as I might want to buy some clothes on my way home, but if you need it I will send it to you, but I hope I can bring it myself soon. We are now within about 12 miles of Beauregards army and expect a battle every day. Night before last our Co were all out on picket guard and heard rebels fire 3 guns about 1/2 mile distant but we did not see them. The report is that there are five companies are going out tomorrow to drive the rebel pickets in, but which companies are going I have not heard. It is not likely that we will get in any fight as there is more cavalry than they really need.

I hardly know what to write, the weather is very fine. This is the poorest country I ever saw. If the whole southern confederacy was not worth more than it is here, I would not fight to keep it in the union, but it has some beautiful land down here.

Old Beauregard is here and I hope this 3rd O. cavalry have the honor of assisting in capturing that noted old villain that has caused so many of our noble soldiers to sleep their last sleep. But the day is coming fast when secesh is being played out. The health of the regiment is better than it was. I wrote to you in my last letter that Royal Syex had died of typhoid fever after being sick about 2 weeks, and there were a good many of measles on our march. Albert is pretty bad off yet with diarrhea but Henry is quite rugged again. Do not be lonesome dear wife for I fare better than I did when I wrote to you before as we got potatoes twice a week and other things that we can relish. We are now within a mile of the Mississippi line and we were in that state the other night when we were on picket. We have crossed the Tenn. River about 8 miles from Savannah and the next move we will make towards Corinth where the rebel army is fortified with about 175,000 men and we have over 200,000 two hundred thousand strong and I think that if we will whip them here, the fighting will be done.

I must fall in for roll call for the bugle has called.

Roll call is over and I must close this letter in hopes of hearing from you soon. Write as soon as you get this and give me all the particulars. You can write oftener than I can for I do not get all of your letters but some of them must come through.

George Kryder
To Elisabeth S. Kryder
Direct 3rd O.V.C. Co.I.
Woods Division
Pittsburg Landing,Tenn.