Transcription of Letter Camp Perry Tennessee Dec 2 1862/Mrs Lydia LongfellowDear wife,We are now in Camp Near Memphis Tennessee about 640 miles from home. we had a very Pleasant trip down the Mississippi River. the weather was cold when we left Indianapolis But it is Quite Pleasant here. the air is cool and raw but not what we call cold in the norther. water does not freeze here and the inhabitants say that it never gets much colder hereI wrote you while I was at Indianapolis and I...