Sept the 8 1862

Harrisburg Camp Carter

 

Dear friends i take the oppertunity to inform you that iam well and the rest of them is well and i hope that your in the same state of health we halve marching orders sept 8 to go to hagerstown Marland but we have not got all of our equipments yet but we will soon halve them there is a bout 10 thousand soulders here in camp and there is some a comeing in every day and som aleaving we will leave on monday th 8 about 9 oclock there is Cesationis her for they halve bin aselling the boys pies and cakes with poising in them there is 8 of our men bin poisened but they are about well and the Capt has forbid it and every one that buyes makes the seller eat first thomas and / Jesse Carter is in another tent

 

B. H. hawthorn

Jesse marris

Gonson Toppin

E. Coneway

G. W. Carter

 

that is all th is in our tent they Nly a low 6 persons in a tent

 

imust Close it is time for

dess perade G W Carter

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