Camp Pierpont

Fairfax County Virginia

Sabbath Evening                                

December 8^th 1861

 

Dear sister

                 I recived your welcome letter in due time but did not answer to the present time I hope you will excuse me well there is nothing of eny consiquence hapend sinc I last rote home we will go to night at 12 oclock to take a batery at Hunters Mill we will return to morow evening there is only 4 cannon there I rote home yesterday and give you the act of our last days travel but if it is well I will rite to you on Tuesday Pa wants to know about those boots well I did not get them yet I think that Mr Esy is going to bring them to me he as got some things for Hugh williamson I think that all will get threw all right 

 

As my friend Mr Fleming wants to put in a few lines to thank you for the compliment you past on him I think he is a very fine young man he is a good scholar and is a very smart man now about mushtash well I cold rais them if it wold give you eny eas Charley cook took his off when he got his likness taken I will send you my likness one of these days it will astonish you all well this is the Sabbath day and this is light times of [?] I will now close tell Pa that I will rite to him as soon as we return from our scouting party and let you know all about it do not think hard for me to let Mr Fleming write for you allmost broke his hart he will get well soon I think if I let him put in a few lines so Good by hoping to here from you soon I will close                 

 

your brother

S. A. Lyon /

 

M. A. C. Lyon                                                             

 

            Miss Lyon allow me to thank you and the rest of the Buro for the compliments that you have passed on me but if I were a Lady I wuld sooner kiss a handsome young man than a boot brush tell the Buro Ladies Ill be on the hunt of a wife if I live to return home from the war and they had better set their cap yours with respect

Thornton H Fleming

 

                                    Do not think hard of Fleming writing these few lines for you know he is a soldier and they have a right to say and do as they may. well now if you do not get a letter from me for a few days do not be unesy about me for the mail will not go out for a few days.

                                                                                   

your brother

S. A. Lyon

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