Camp Morton

August the 1 1861

Dear Sister it is with great pleasure that I take my pen in hand to rite you a few lines to let you no how we are geting along  we are all well out here and hope these fu lines may find you all enjoying the same blessing  the boys landed here yesterday   we were all glad to see them they wil stay till we start   I gues we have marching order for tomorrow we will get are uniforms in a few minets   I do not yet no what we wil go to   I want you to rite often as you can   I wud like to hear from home every week  there is enuf... I want to hear how you are geting along I want you to do right and rember to tell all the girls to rite  I must close my letter  I send my love to you all  live right and I will do the same

John Dean to Mis Emley Dean