August the 23^d

Camp near

Lexington

Kentuckey

 

Dear Father,

                                    I think it my duty too inform you of my whereabouts. I am now in the Old State of Kentuckey and I am happy too say that we have arrived safe without the loss of a man and more I can say that I have had my satisfaction of rideing on the cars. I am now 150 miles from home. But I believe that I have plenty of friends I believe I dont believe I have no enemy's in our Regiment 

 

I am well now, though I have been a little sick. But it did not last long. well I have seen a great many things since I have been in the Service. Our ride on the cars from Richmond 2 Indianoplis was all after night and I cannot tell you much about the country but what little I could see looked verry nice. we got to Indnoplis about 3 O'clock in the morning. we sleept in the cars until morning. we then marched to the state house we only stayed at Indeanoplis only 2 days we then marched 2 Louis Ville, Ky. we crossed the Ohio river about 2 Oclock in the night we went on over too Camp Okland Ky. we only / stayed at this place about 10 hours. we had just got our tents piched when the ordor was to strike tents too march too Lexington Ky we was off in a hurry we arrived at Lexington about 3 Oclock on the 22^d of August and now we are in camp near Lexington Ky. on the 23^d ult. we are now awaiting ordors too march some where else we dont know where but I suppose we will go to Cumberland Gap. Our Regiment is a good health and in fine spirits. They are in a good condition for fighting, if they were only drilled this is all we like. we have stout good hearted men 

 

well I will have to close writeing for this time I want you to write soon as you can and Oblige your

Obeident Son

                                               

write soon as you can

from W. H. Corbin

to E. A. Corbin

 

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