Camp Jefferson dec the 27 1861

Mr Jesey Baley Ellis

 

                                                Dear Friend I thout I wood rite yow a nether leter but yow havent never anserd the leter that I sent yow the other time but if yow dont ancer this leter I will brake youre neck if yow dont but I will tell yow a bout the fitee that oure men had at Green River but oure men whipt the rebls So oure men kild 90 of the rebls and wounded 18 but they kild 15 of oure men & wounded 8 of oure men but oure men run the rebls & they have retreated a ways back to Bolen Nashville Ky & they burnt up Bolen Green and tore up the rail rode track & burnt the Bridges but we will never get into eney fite here for they have all retreated / and gone So I just beleave that they are a wating to see if England will help them but I hope that we will get home but Baley I heard that yow had more fites in Barnesville than there was war but old Folger plade whaley with the girls & tore up thunder but so I herd that Joseph Hunt whipt his wife but Baley Bill Mabry is took up & in jail So they say but I hope that they will keep him ther but if I ever see him he is a gon Nigar for I will shoot him if can get a chance but Baley I heard that Woodland was marid & that web folger and the duch woman had a fus but when you write to me tell me a bout all of this fuse that is a going on in / Barnesville but we get plenty to eate here for I just got back from the comisery me and king but we brout one barle of corn meal & we make mush & we drow Molases & Shugar & homney & rice & cofey & every thing we want but the wether is very worm her but I never got that job that they promest me but Baley I am Satesfide well e nuf but I want you to write & tell me what kind of wether that is there for I want to now but Baley tell me how the foundry is a giting a long but I am well at presant & hoping these few lines will find yow the same so give my best respeck to J B Williams & Isacca Pery & all of my frends /

 

Soe rite soone & direct

youre leter to Lisebth Town Ky

in car of Capton J H Wing

Co B 3^rd ohio redgtment

                                    OVUSA

 

but tell Lurestin to and Johney to be good Boys but

write Soone

 

            to yours Owen Moore

 

            to Jesey Baley Ellis

 

            Owen Moore

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