in care of Cap captain Stockton 140^th reg. Pa vols

 

Camp

Cenard

 

Parkton Station

Baltimore

            County

September  the 16^th 1862

 

Dear father i imbrace an opportunity now which presents its self of writeing to you a few lines as We have writen in all 8 letters and have not received one answer whether you have not goten them or not we dont know but we would like very much to here from you all we are all well at present except geroge he has had the sore throat but but he has all ways bin able for duty and his rashents such as they are we have [paper hole] what the boys call [paper hole, faded text] oficers / as they cam to dsperce disperce of the crackers and Draw flower We are now in at monkton station 25 miles from baltimore guarding the rail rode We have good times to what we had eny where we have bin yet there is A few rebels here but there is more men here what is union men

 

one of our men made one of the sneaks hunt his hole just about as fast as he could gather his feet the boys sayed they could hear brush cracking for a half mile after him he woldent wait for the second lode there was a squad of us went out in the cuntry about 4 miles last night We heard there was reble oficer had put up there but he smelt a rat he skedadeled before we got there where the rebels are a beating back if you could see the soldiers is a pasing here you would think it was a nough to beet [paper hole] there has larg trains pas[paper hole] mor [faded text] / passe last nigt it is only a bout 9 oclock and goverment horce es eney amount peaches there is no end to them and fa nicer ones than ever i saw gro i our place apels is not as plenty just here and rain we have had none since we left Washington it looks very much like rain this morning likely i have sayed anough on that subject i will tel a litle a bout work here eny a mount aspecly for soe makers there is a man a aring on here at station and he cant one 4^th of the work that is wanting as soon as we landed here some fellow wanted to know if there was a shoe maker in the company Jon T Toppin told him there was and and he came to me and asked me if i would help him i asked the C A D he said it was all wright i can tend to my duty and make a Par a day he gives me half of what the Co[paper hole]ves to i had all [faded text, paper hole] ntion a bout [faded text, paper hole] /

 

got a leter this morning and it stateed you had not got them yet we shipped them for the Warf at the morning we left Pittsburh and paid the frait to the river they are A shipped in a No 1 store box to you and you pay the frait on it We have not got our first months Wages yet and i dont know wether we will get it soon or not i will son Close tell lotty standly i have not for got him Give him and Gim Obryne and ely phelps and all who require them my best respects let us know how sis and park is a geting along We heare they are a draft in old Penn if they are let us know who is Drafted We heard uncel John was [paper hole] emped Pa you stay [paper hole] you are for [paper hole] are all

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