Camp Tennally Aug 28/61

 

            Dear sister

                                    This morning still findes us here but we may leave before I am don riting we are redy at eny moment to take up our bagage to march the news come in last night for us to be redy to march we have drawed 2 days rations the Southern army is on there march for washingon City and they are going to ford the river we are all going to do our duty let come what will we layed on our guns last night there has been rocketry sent up evry night for a long time. I think that there is no mistake about this for if they cannot take the city now they will never take it and we are getting very strong entrenched about her there is a good meny men here they are comeing in evry day the ground we used to drill on is full of tents if they come and I hope they will this will be the last / battle we will have they must do something before long and I think that there case is rather hopeless Well there is nothing much to rite this morning as I rite so often that I have nothing to rite the boys are all well as usil they has been 9 of the boys has got out of the hospital this morning M^r graham will be up in 2 or 3 days he is well again and I am still well tomorow I will go down to the 13 Reg if we do not go away but I think we will go to day John Brown is up her but Bob Lyon has not got here yet he is in haris Burgh yet when you rite tell me how things are going on at home and is there any more of the boys gon to war. I herd that the D^r P & Miss Filbach is married Charly Cook is well I seen him this morning well I must close for the want of news. rite soon till then I remain your loveing brother

samuel Lyon /

 

Dear Mother

                        I have not ansered your last letter and I have not much to rite but if I cold get to talk to you I cold tell you more than I cold rite in a week but I cannot so I will have to be contented with my pen well ther is some talk of a fight and I expect to be in it and do my duty and if I am in an ingagement do not be unesy about me for I will be cared for and I will care for my country this is where I am going aim at this is where our hole harts is united we will up hold the Flag as long as we are spared and if I am slain in its defenc I wish no more than to be raped up in the stars & stripes then I will have the assurance that I died a gloris deth the deth of a soldier in defenc of his country and if I am spared to go back home then I will meet my frinds till then I must live in prospect of returning I must close rite soon till then I remain your son

samuel Lyon

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