Woodbury Virginia

Camp Pierpont Oct the 31/61

 

            Dear sister

                                    I have not got but one letter from home this week and one paper but have rote 3 or 4 but the mail only comes in evry 2 days so we do not get as meny letters as we did before we have been reviewed evry day since last friday and will be reviewed to day again for musterd in for our pay there is nothing going on here but evry thing is quiet now we will stay here for some time by the presant apperence of things we have got a very beutifull camp all of the R Core is to gether news are very scarse here I do not know what to write that wold be of interest to you all of the boys are well only 2 or 3 that has got what we call the camp fever 2 of them is prety bad and we do not know whether they will have to go to the hospitl or not 

 

how dose things look ther as to the movements of the enimy do you think that they will soon come to terms we here think that they will make there fighting ground in Va but we may be mistaken we will not see a fight in or near washington city if we do we will try to do our duty as I have nothing more write soon do not forget I will send you a song of the Re Core give my love to all of the frinds that is if eny such you find

 

            write soon do not forget your

                                   

brother            Samuel Addison

 

M A C Lyon

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