Camp Andrew Jackson

                                                                                    Nashvill Tennessee March 8^th 1862

 

Dear Father I take my pen in hand to let yow now that I am well at presant & I hope those few lines may find yow in the same helth well pap I reseaved youre letter yesterday & I was glad to here from yow well pap we left B Green a bout 3 week a go & then we started for Nashvill / then it took us 4 days to come from B Green to Nashvill & when we got there the Rebles had left and gon to memfus but we capturd a bout 5 thousand tents & there was a nofle pile of meet & floure and there was a bout 5 thousand Rebles in the hospittle & they are a getting better & as fast as they get so they can get a way they Swer them and let them go but pap we got paid of yesterday I got 13 dollars and 55 cents but we  will get paid of in a few days a gain as soon as they get the pay Roles made out a gain but we / will get paid of for 4 monthes the next time and then I will have a bout 45 or 50 dollars and then I will send hit to yow but pap I heard that yow had bot old David M^cCartney hoses and wagon but I wont to now where that Mill is and ho is a working in hit but pap that Box that yow sent me I herd of hit they sed they was a going to send them oll on in a few days ther was one of oure Boys left Behind he was sick & he sed that there was a bout one hunderd Boxes for this redgtment but oll the Barnesvill Boys is well at presant but pap while / we was at B Green I was a Shewing mules but pap give my Best respeck to Isaac Perry and Louis Boular & J B Williams and oll my friend write soone direct to Nashvill Tennessee in care of capt James H Wing Co B 3d ohio redgt OVM

 

                        From yours Son Owen Moore

 

pap Tomey is a going to send yow some money when I do send mien right soon

 

                                                                                    and direct youre

                                                                        letter to Nashvil

                                                                                                Tennessee

 

                                                            To W R Moore

                                                            Owen E Moore

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