Camp Junkins desember the 4 1861

 

Dear Father & Mother I take this opertunety to riting yow a few lines to let yow now that I am well at presant & hoping yow are the Same pap we have got marching orders to goe to Lisebth town soe we are a going to goe to marow morning on the Cares but ther is winter quarters there for use but pap I haint got that job yet but pap I want you to get James Hase to rite for yow to Capton J H Wing a bout that Job they promest me be fore I left home & if they dont give me that job I am a coming home for I dont want mother greaving after me but if / I get that job I will be all rite but if I dont I wont be satisfide a tall but pap we all got a beag diner in Louisville but pap I would like to have yow with us ther all the boys sed they wanted you to come to Louisville with ouse but pap tell Isac Pery to rite for I aint got aleter since I bin in the armey onley from mother

 

                                                but rite Soone

                                    and direct youre leter

                                    to Louisville Kentuckey

                                    to the 3^rd Ohio redgtment

                                    in Care of Capton Wing

                                    Co B 3 reg /

 

            rite Soone & direct youre

leter to Louisville Kentuckey

            3 ohio redgtment

                        Co B & in Care of

                        Capton Wing

 

            Soe give my best

            respecks to all ove my

friends to W^m R Moore

                        Owen Moore

                        Owen Moore

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