Dear Parents:
This morning amid the noise and confusion of the camp, I seat myself by our camp fire while my mess mates are reading the journal. I can again inform you that I am well and God grant that these few lines may find you all still enjoying the same blessing. I must inform you that I have changed my base, that is, I have left my old mess and have gone into another. You ask what made me do so. Well, I can tell you I didn't fall out with them, not at all, and would liked to have stayed in the mess with Cameron, but I found a chance to get into a mess where they do not use God s name and point a finger of scorn at those who try to live a Christian life. I have tried to quit swearing every since I have been in the army, but finding that some cared nothing for the feelings of those that are trying to live for Eternity, I thought I had better withdraw and get into a mess where my feelings would be respected. I am now with Bro. Epperson, C. W. Umberger, Win. E. Miller, R. E. Umbarger, Isaac N. Umberger and others. I hope Cameron will be able to get with us as soon as we get out of the shanties and get into tents again. All the boys are well as far as I know. You intimated that you would like to know how close I was to the smallpox. We are in about a quarter of a mile of it. There are no new cases since I wrote last and I think it will soon die out if proper precaution is observed. I reckon you thought I could ask more questions than any body in my last letter and I expect you got tired of answering them, but I want to ask another. Have you all of our sheep at home yet? Well we are having some of the roughest weather we have had this winter. It sleeted and snowed about 6 inches deep the other day and it is now melting off and is a perfect slush. I and Bro. Epperson had a letter last night from Bro. Boring. He said they had a good meeting at Mt. Pleasant and he said you and father were there and did him good service in preaching, praying and singing, talking to penitents and rejoicing. I wish I could have been there to enjoy the meeting. I hope I will soon be free from this war. I feel that you remember me in your prayers. My paper is about exhausted and I must close. Write soon. 

Your affectionate son
Thomas W. Fisher                           
 
 
 

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