P.S. Give my regards to Uncle dan Aunt Chlott and Gile and ask them why they do not write to me                           Your’s &c Jim

 

                                                                                    Washington City Sept 12^th 1861

                                                                        Camp Tannally Georgetown Hights Near

 

My Dear Mother & Sister

                                                I received your kind note yesterday and was glad to learn that you have so many Boarders I am in good health and so is the Regiment as a general thing. We had a Battle Yesterday 4 miles frome here and all of our Regiments or division started out for the scene of action the 5^th Regt at the Head But the fun was all over when we got there so we had to march Back to camp Late at night through the rain for our trouble our forces was victorious with the loss of But 6 or 7 men. They captured 2 Batterys and I do not know the number of Prisners. The President or I should say Gen Scott Promises us we shall eat our Christmas Dinner at Home. I think so myself and I Begin to be afraid I shall get Home without seeing a Battle. I hear an officer started for our Band yesterday I do not know if it is the truth or not But if it is I shall expect that Present you spoke off do not put off writing for so long this time for it is my chief Pleasure to receive Letters frome Home You can tear this half sheet off then you will a compleet map of the seat of war and when you hear war news you can look on the map and see where it is No more write soon

                                                                        Frome you Soldier Son            Jim Voris

 

[margin]          D.P.S. did you receive the valise I sent Home frome Harrisburg with Joseph Demuth

                        Jim

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