Neafie, Theodore F. to: sister.

Harrison Landing
July 29/62
Dear Sister
In future Direct all your letters to Co E 71 Regt P.V. Sedgewicks Division Harrisons Landing, and change the place to suit the heading of my letters, the regt has been perfectly broken up and 6 others of our company beside my self are sent to Co E the company is a verry good one but I don't like it at all to change so much the fact is I was afraid to enlist to sign a contract that would bind me and leave the government and it Officers free to do as they pleased with me but if I get home safe I would not take a thousand Dollars and not have the experience [struck: that] that this war has given me to be sure. I have not learned much [2] of the business world but I have learned the nature of men when [strikeout] [inserted: suddenly] put in power and the selfishness of some when away from their friends and out sight of the world I don't think that I will be fool enough to enlist again. We are encamped about a mile from the landing on [illegible] [illegible] ground and a creek running close by we expect to stay a guard while at any rate our summer campaign is done and with out taking Richmond and the general opinion here is that we have got to serve another year. but I think that 6 months will make a great change and that when we least expect it they will give up I hope for the best. [3] the weather is quite warm but there is a pleasant brese blowing and the woods are close I think that it is but little diferrent from the weather up north. I expect the box in a couple of days if you have sent it by express if not it stands a sorry chance to get here they are delayed at Fortress Monroe till there is a guard boat on account of the rebs as every boat has to have a convoy & gunboat and it don't pay the sum their all the while you should [illegible] [illegible] matter for the diarehrea this is good enough if I could only get the [flour] but they will not sell any to privates and it is useless to ask the officers for an order they think less of the poor Wite Soldier then they do of their fat Negro Waiter Indeed I know of an instance [4] where a negro was riding a good horse and a wounded man asked him to let him ride he refused when one of Duryeas Yankees put his musket [illegible] the darkies head and blew his brains our then quietly pitched him off this was in a woods but a short distance from the battlefield and I know it to be true as I have herd several tell it, the Mass, Volls have been [cured] of their negro loveing qualities and are their greatest enemies if they would let nigro alone and talk more about settling the war we would like it give my love to Elisa and all the rest of Family
and remember
Dory