Eufaula, Ala.
May 29th, 1865
Dear Beloved Wife:
I am now seated to communicate to you on paper what I was in hopes I could do on paper to let you know that I am reasonable well at present hoping these few lines may reach you and our loved ones all well and in good spirits as it leaves me. I am very lonesome here as I have not heard from you for about eleven weeks and I have great anxiety to know how you are all getting along. I have written only one letter in that time and that was about two weeks ago. We got some mail but I failed to get a letter but hope you have answered that one long ago. We have had very irregular mails since the war closed and I cannot the reason why it is. If you got my other letter you saw that we were at Macon, Ga. where the Regt. now is and we do not know how long we will have to remain here.
I will now tell you that day before yesterday a week there came an order for 50 men out of our Regt. to come to this place in command of our 1st Lieut. Stimson to guard some Govt. corn and ship it to Macon. We have very easy times as the guard duty is not hard and we make the make the negroes do the work. This is a very hot climate but now for a week it has been quite cool. Perhaps you will wonder why I say that I am reasonable well. I will tell you that my health generally is good but my blood is in very [poor?] condition, as I have the itch but that does not seem to be very bad but now for nearly a week there has been a gathering coming on the underside of my left arm just above the elbow, which I think will be a carbuncle. We have no Dr. here or I would have had something done for it but there are some Rebel Drs. in this place and if I had money I would apply to them. And I am just out of stamps too and I want you to send me some in your next letter and if I knew we would not get our pay soon I would have you send me some as we have to live on corn but if we could get some milk and eggs we could make it good. We could buy thing cheap. Eggs 10 cts per doz. and milk 5 cts. per qt. Blackberries are ripe and there are plenty of them. We are on the Chattahoochie River and the steam boats are passing up and down nearly every day.
I tried to fish the other day but did not catch any. The Rebel Soldiers all seem to be satisfied or nearly all but the Rebel citizens seem to frown upon us. They seem to think we are taking the slaves away from them. Well Dear Wife to my last letter I wrote to you that I thought we would be home by the 4th of July but I have given up the idea and will make no more calculations till I get on the way home and I hope they will make arrangements soon to get us out of this God forsaken country as I would like to see Gods Country again. We are here almost out of the world and get no news of any kind. I have been waiting patiently for a letter from you but all in vain. Well I have written about all I can think of at present and will close this sheet may reach you soon and bring me an answer telling me that you are well. That is my prayer and wish and will bid you an affectionate Adieu. No more at present but remain as ever your true and affectionate Husband
George Kryder
Elisabeth, Lillie and Mary, Please write soon and often and give me the news that transpire in our place. Now Good Bye.
Envelopes
Mailed from Chattanooga, Tenn.
June 10, 65.
Mrs. George Kryder
North Fairfield
Huron County, Ohio.
