Camp near Lebanon, Ky.
Oct. 27th, 1862
Dear wife
I again take my pen in hand to inform you that I am yet in the land of the living and in the best of health and hope these lines may find you all in good health. I rec'd your letter of the 14th yesterday and was much pleased to learn that you were all well, but sorry to learn that you trouble yourself so much about me because you do not hear from me oftener.
You say that you have written four letters that I have not said anything about. I wrote to you that I got one with 6 stamps and also the one with needle and thread and also the one with your likeness which gave more pleasure and enlivened me more than I can describe on paper. I would have sent you mine if I would have had time to had it taken when I was in Louisville but the time was too short and I have not had a chance since. I wrote a letter to you last week but expected one from you every day so that I could write some more but no letter came, and I sent it yesterday morning and yesterday evening I got yours. I wrote to you about the boys getting captured at Winchester. They went on a scout. 4 Cos. of our Reg. and 8 Cos. of the 4th Ohio, in all 240 men and the notorious Rebel John Morgan fell upon them with 3,400 men and six pieces of artillery and fought desperate, killing 17 of the rebels and wounded about 30. Our loss was four killed and 8 wounded. Only one of our Company was wounded and we have heard since that our boys are at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio and I suppose some of them will come home.
Last Saturday it rained nearly all day. In the evening it commenced to snow and snowed all night and yesterday morning there was about [?] inches of snow, but nearly all went away during the day. And today the weather is very fine and pleasant. I am sorry that I was not there to help you move for I know that you must have had a very hard time there alone, but keep up good spirits and live in hopes for a better time coming, and do not trouble about me for I am well and hardy. My weight a week ago was 176 lbs. and I do not want to be any fatter than I am now. It is very lonesome here since the boys have been gone, but I hope that they will soon be exchanged so that they can come back again. I have seen Robert Tipbathy [?]. He is in the 111 Ohio Vol. Infantry and he told me that John Shelt had enlisted and I saw Sam Nesbith. He is in the 49th Ohio and I saw Wils Hamilton. He is in the 101 Ohio. If Bail Wheeler comes back, tell him to get me a pair of buckskin gloves that will fit him. I think we will get some money by that time. I turned a good pair over with other clothes but the news is that them are all spoiled so we will get new ones for them, but how true it is I do not know. If you can get a trade for that lot in Attica you may trade it for whatever you can get. Perhaps you could trade it for store goods to Rinninger or cabinet ware. Then we would have some use for it. As it is, it is of very little use. I believe that I have given you about all the particulars that I can think, and so I must come to a close in hopes of soon hearing from you again. No more at present but remain as ever your true and affectionate
George Kryder
wife
to Elisabeth S. Kryder and all inquiring
Good bye write soon and direct Lebanon Kentucky
