Camp Nere Sharpburg on

                                                                                    the batle feld of Aantitom

Sunday Morning Oct 12 1862

                                                                                    Maryland  12 1862

Dere mother i receved your letter on the 8 and was very glad to here that you ware all well as this leves me at present whe left camp fredrick on Wedensday night and whe reht our present camp ground wich is the great batel feld of Aantetom as whe came throw sharpburg whe cold see the dameg that the shells have don to the houses i seen Gorg Brage in Washinton when we came throw and i seen William Brage when whe was on the rode to sharpburg and i shok hands with both of them and a grate many of others that i now

 

            i seen Eduard/ Mendenhall that lived done point lane in that big stone house you wanted to now how i like soldyern and if i get a nof to eat i like very well and the eting part is very well such as it is whe get uncl Sams pise that is them hard cracers this morning i had to drink my cofey without suger and it went a gents grane but i had to take it ore go wthout but i will ofto get youst to that father sase that he feles beter than he has ben fore a good wile whe herd that Rebels as com in to Pa and if that is sow i ges that whe will ofto march after them and help to drive them out/

 

father as got noting to cary but is to blankets and is overcote he left is nap sack at fredrick it is about 23 miles from fredrick to whare our camp is Whe cant get any thing if yow was to send it when yow rite send som postg stomps in the leters

 

Co I carid thare napsack all the way i felt very tired the next morning i fele very well now as i rite this

 

Father sends is best love to yow and oll of the famel and sow dos Thomas Simpson and William C Cocaer

 

            Now More at present

            from your son good by

 

I send my best love to yow and oll of the Famely      James Hilton

 

When yow send a leter i oll wase let father reed it and when he gets won he lets me look at it

 

he was a lettle mad at that last letter i receved from yow becose yow sent yor love to Thomas Simpson and A Lindly and not to him

 

That is all now good by

 

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