Jan the 26 1863

Fairfax Station

 

Well Ben

I recived your letter of the 18 an was glad to hear frome home I should answerd it be fore but the next day after I recived it our Company were oderd to go to fairfax Station on guard Slocoms Division have been thair for a bout 2 months an tha had to pull up stck an leav an I heard tha wer a going to reinforse Burnside an our Reg had to take thair plaice down to the Staion wee have been hear a bout a weeak an not have to drill any yet it is a 3 mills from the Court house it is as nice a camp ground as wee have haid yet the mud is 3 foot deep hear now I had a letter from Rob an Bill ysterday 

 

I have not recived un from Will latly tell Mr Hendre that his Ray is well an I am well an so is Albert haris an an all the rest of the boys are all well and I have not been of from duty but fore days since I left home and I had the fever an ague then I did not have it very hard I feel good

 

Albert sent home for sum stufe an you may put mee in a littel butter if you have it to spair wee expeck to bee paid off this weak I have got so I dont cair wether tha pay me any thing till my time is out or not I doe not have much use for money any way but I suppose if I haid it to send home it would come handy I eard by perty good authority that wee should have it this weak I can not think of anything more this time an will close by asking you all to write to mee 

 

            the 14-15 an 16 are all hear the 12 an 13 are out to wolvs run a bout 7 or 8 mils from hear

 

         Ira

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