Camp Tennally sept 10^th/61

 

            Dear sister

                                    I recived a letter from you on last evening and now seat my self under an spreding oak to anser it well we are all well at presant we have got but one sick soldier out of the company and that is Hen williamson and he will be up in a few days we have better helth in the company and allso in the camp than we have had since I come in M^r Graham is back he is stouter than he has been for a long time and looks well he was out with us to day we got orders to make redy for revew and we started out at 7 oclock and we wated to about 10 and then we seen men women and children coming the next thing we seen was a company of Cavalry and one company of Volinteers with them was the Governer of the old keystone state and severl others they wer then recived with 2 chears and 18 cannons wer fired the Govner then presented each Regiment with a most butifull flag and then 3 more chears went out for him then he gave us a short speech then we had a parade with which we parted we then come home to our severl camps and our Regiment took / diner and then I set down to rest and to let you know how we wer getting along we are now the same as we wer a few days ago we lay under marching orders for a few days but they are countermanded the 9 Reg is gone they went yesterday morning to the point of Rocks on picket guard they will be there for 10 days & then we will have to go out It is about 18 miles from here things here is begining to look bright again we are begining to think that we will have to go home with out seing the enimy but if they come back with out fighting I supose it will be all for the best they have left manassas they are falling back and I think they will disband and go home If they do not they will have to suffer the consiquense I think that we can say that the victory is ours and we will be home before long If not we are redy to our duty where ever we may be cald if it is in our power to do so A sodier has a hard life but as long as I can stand it I will not complain we have to go threw a good deel that you do not know of such as standing guard in the cold and rain working in the in trench ment but we are don with that and are redy for the sesesianest to come to Tennally town if they can get here they will have / no trouble to get to the city of washington but they have sens anough to know that they cannot take the Capitol. Col Blacks Regiment is gon they went to little York from ther to some camp which I do not know the name of the troops here are all in good helth as far as I can here there is to be a soldier Cort Marsheld in our Regiment to morow he went asleep on his post at night and the officer of the Grand Rounds found him I think that he will be shot as it is deth to be found asleep on duty at the presant time they are very strict in the camp about here gust now.

 

                        Well sis I be live I will close as I think that you are getting tired reading such a letter as this Charly cook is well the last time I seen him he rote a letter to will I wish that I cold help will & how's some of these nights for I think that it is very hard for them to work so long hours I was very glad to get those stamps from you and I will rember you for them I got a letter from Ma night before last Give my love to all of my frinds and rite soon till then I remain your Brother Samuel Addison

 

            M A C Lyon

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