Vicksburg Mississippi
                                                   Nov 5^th 1863
Friend Will.
                     Your favor of Oct 22d was
received last evening.  I am glad to hear
from you again, and hope you will
make good your opportunity for obtaining
an education.  I think you will soon
recover from your homesick spell.  I know
how you feel. used to be troubled some
with the same complaint But of late
days have out grown it, and have almost
come to the conclusion that I have no
home.  I received a letter from Rufe a
few days since, he tells me he was at
Robinson the day after I left for Camp.
too bad isent it? Will I Scarcely Know
what to write you.  We have just returned
from a long and toilsome Scout Ac com
[-arried ?] by a great deal of Skirmishing
and several days of pretty Sharp Fighting.
Our Boys in the 21^st have had a pretty 
severe time of it again, and many of
them have fallen to rise no more.
We are prepairing for winter Quarters
here and I think will remain here all Winter

Will what does it cost you to go to
School where you are?  Do you have a
pretty good time And how do you like
it upon an average?  My deserter Man
(Cox beat me back to camp. He took a
limit up in Crawford and came back
to the Regiment.  Do you get any letters
from the Girls?  Me and my Gall has
about plaid out.  I think She is about half
Copper head.  How long are you going to
Stay in Delaware.  Write to me often.  I
will be glad to hear from you at any
time.  Tell me how you like to go to Colege
and how you progress in your Studies.        
                     I am your friend forever
                                            Ben. F. Boring
D "Co" 30^th Ills [Infty ?] Vols.