Two Immigrants for the Union.' Their Civil War Letters - Norwegian ...

Lars and Knud Dokken
pretty rough. We have had no tents to sleep in since we
left luka, and we have had a lot of rain and cold weather
on our marches. Neither do we have any more clothing
than that we are wearing and one wool blanket, which
we carry with us. Our other clothes and knapsacks were
to be sent to Louisville, but we don't know when they
will reach us.
Lars Olsen Dokken
15. NO PAY FOR FOUR MONTHS
Bowling Green, Kentucky November 3, 1862
I will now take the opportunity to write you a few
simple lines to let you know that we have returned to the
same town we left on September 17. We arrived here on
November l. We left Crab Orchard on October 20 and
marched to Lancaster, from there to Danville. We
camped for a couple of days near a small town called
Lebanon. On the night of the 26th about 4 inches of
snow fell on us, which lasted about a day. It was very
cold for us without tents. We rigged up same brush huts
under which we lay at night. On the 27th we took to the
road again and on the 31st arrived here, where we were
mustered for inspection, the first in two months. But we
have not received any pay, so we have 4 months' due us,
which we hope toget soon. We don't knowhow the war
is going and cannot tell you anything about that. But we
did get our knapsacks back, with all our clothing. We left
them when we went to Louisville.
Lars Olsen Dokken
16. HEARTY THANKS FOR THE STAMPS
Camp near Nashville, Tennessee
November 10, 1862
Y our welcome letters of August l and 22 arrived yesterday.
For them you are dearly thanked; also for the one
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