Camp of the 14^th N.J. Near Relay House

M^d June 16^th/63

                                   

Dear Mother

                    I will sit down this morning and drop you a few lines to inform you that we have bid farewell to the fair banks of the Monocacy. we expected to leave there last Sunday but as it happened we did not leave until yesterday afternoon at the hour of two. our Brigade is now at the Relay House. we the 14^th are encamped in a grove about 150 yards from the Relay. it is a splendid place

 

            I am sitting under a tree beside my old bedfellow Serg^t J. P. Chadwick he is also writing to his family

 

            O my how glad we were to get away from the Junction once more. we had been there so long that we were totally tired of it (I said we) I can speak for all they were all glad to be on a move once more. we havn't put up our tents yet but will get / them up this morning. I dont think we will stay here for more than two or three days. we cannot tell where we will go but I will tell what I think, and that is this, that we will go to Washington or western Pennsylvania. we are about 8 mile from the City of Baltimore. you have heard and read enough in the papers I suppose to know just what kind of a place the Relay House is and as I havn't any more time to spare I cannot give you any farther details. The boys are all well and in jovial spirits it is quite cool this morning. I tell you Mother, the people of Frederick and in the vicinity of the Junction were sorry to see us go away. But we may get back there for aught I know. give my love to John and all the neighbors and enquiring friends. may God bless you all, and keep you from all harm, and now I must bring my letter to a close and mail it immediately so that it will go / with the 9 oclock train. direct your letters thus:

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at hand, I would wrote you the directions on an envelope but you can get some one to direct for you.

           

I remain your Son with love, Albert. I will write as soon as anything new turns up.

A.C.H.

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