Houghton Letter 1863-10-25 Page 2

of those who do not receive
the expected letter or the happy
one of those who do they
would not fail to answer
imediately all the letters they
receive, as far as I am concern
I can find no fault with
any of my corospondents.

Fort Heckman the place
where Co. "C" are now is
about 5 miles from For
Macon and a far more
Healthyier place I like it
better there is more excitement
once in here the rumor that
the "Rebs" are within one or
two miles if nothing more
then we are not so confined at
Macon as soon as the evening
gun was fired were just as