Mitchellsville Nov 21^st 1862

           

Dear Brother

I recieved a letter while on the march through the country of Wild Cat Ky but have not had a chance to answer it before as we have been every day on the march since I wrote you from Louisville in your letter you requested me to send you 25 dollars I sent fifty dollars to you whilst at Louisville use it what you want of it but I would like you to save some and have some there you could send to me as I want it if I should get sick & I expect I shal want to use it as soon as the war is over I intend to come & / see you as soon as I have a chance that is as soon as I am discharged from the service & get things arranged so as to come I saw Jim Skinner a few days ago at his Reg^t he looks verry well to what he did when I saw him before at Uncle Thomases but I do not think he wil stand the service long his constitution is not strong enough our Division & his & Vandieves are in one core called the second army corpse department of the Ohio commanded by Genr^l Critenden which is camped near 18 miles east of Nashville we are here after provision as train guards we have to march 63 miles to get back to the Reg^t I suppose you have read about the fight at perryvill & all the rest / of those places as we fought Brag all the way from Louisville to Cumberland Gap but the hard one that I was in was at Danville we drove 3500 three thousand & five hundred and a about five miles & it took us all day the Rebels force concisted of cavelry artilery & infantry but the old Ninth made them get it makes my hair stand to think of it as I were in a prety tight place so close to their canon that I had to run side ways when they fired to keep from being hit we have to start back now so goodby I would like to tell you all about it but I have not the time as we are ordered to get ready

 

yours as ever give my love to all especially friends W H Peck 

 

We have slept in a tent for the first time in two months

 

[upside down]

 

please write soon & tell me if you got the money

SOURCES