August the 14,
1861
Washington
City District of Columbia
I take my pen in hand to write a few lines to let you no
how I am getting along I am well and harty as ever and hope
these few lines may find you in good helth we have not ben
any verry hard bettels yet we are camping now about 2 miles
from the citty but we expect to move this evening closter to the
citty we herd that general lyons of Misura was killed but
hoped it is not so...there is tree hear we have a very nice
camp hear plenty of water but not very good there is
about to hundred thousand soldiers camping around hear on the
potomiic river Thursday the 15 We have once more got
our tents stretched in and new camp 1 mile from the citty this
is a nice camp rolling and shady I received a letter
yesterday from Chet Landrum dated the July the 6 the only letter
I have got for 5 or 6 weeks I do not no how long we will
stay hear the weather is very cool here it is the hillyest
cuntry you ever saw and I think very healthy General lions
we hear is ded for certan they had a very hard battel
I guess but our boys gained the way two or three of their
generals was kild and won or to colonels taking prisners the
most of there bagage destroyed I must bring my letter to as
close haven time to rite nothing to rite on but a sugar box
and not much to rite any how I will like to see you all
some day I wood like to no what you are all doing and how
you are geting along Give my best respects and love
to all the frends so no more at present but right soon
direct to Washington Citty District of Columbia Indiana 19 Reg in
care of Capt. Johnson