Sunday August the 24^th 1862

Camp Andrews

                                               

Dear Parents

I am now allowed to write you a few more lines to let you know that we are all well and hope these few lines may find you enjoying the same health I now write to you to let you know where we have got to yesterday morning we got marching orders immediately we all packed up and got ready for a march and was a waiting for the teems to come and take us and we waited till about 6 O clock and they did not come and then we went to work to strikeing tents and got our suppers and bunked in for the night the next morning we got up and got our breakfast and then the teems began to come they were about 15 4 horse teems and then we commenced to tear down / our tents again and commenced to load them into the wagons and then we started it was about half past 8 and against half half past 11 O clock we were about half a mile the other of fair fax seminary and we are now encamped here but we dont know how long we will stay here

 

part of mick Clenons army has retreated within about a mile of us

 

I have not yet seen but one or to fences since we left washington we have all stood the marches very well we have not yet received our bounty nor dont now how soon we will my money is about all gon I want you to write soon and send me some I am very well satisfied here it seems to me almost like home

 

I have not yet received any letters I have wrote a good many home and around the point 

 

I must now bring my letter to a close give my best respects to all my inquireing friends

 

good buy all you write soon and tell me all the news that is a going on about the point

           

write soon

           

direct your letter to in

Care Capt C H Frankenfield

128^th reg Penna Volunteers

            Washington City

            Dist. Columbia

 

from your Son William H Swartz

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