Camp Taylor Ala June 14^th/62

 

Dear Brother I take the plasure of wrighting yow a few lines to let yow now that I am well at the presant time & hoping when those few lines comes to hand they may find yow enjoying the same blesing but I reseaved youre kind letter of the 4 of of this month well Lurestin we have taking Chattanooga & Gen Buels armey / is at decator he is a going to go & cut the rebles retreat of from richmont & we wont have no mor fighting to do & yow wanted to no if oure Regtment was a coming to columbus to guard prisners but I dont think we will for they need us here but there was some talk of oure Regt ment a going there but Lurestin we got paid of on the 7 of this / month & I gave capt Wing 40 dollars to send to pap & he gave me a reseat for it but if the money gets lost I will get it a gain but cap sed that the pay master wos a going back to Ky & he would send it by him & then the pay master will exspress it to pap but Lurestin I want yow to tell me wot Regt J D Hill is in & wot compney & his capt name / & where to direct to but Lurestin I want yow to tell J B M^cKee to wright & I will wright but I got my picktor taking & I had my gun & things on & I am a going to send it home as soon as I can get some stamps So no more at presant wright soon direct to Huntsvil Ala in care of capt J H Wing Co B 3^d devision ohio infantry michels

 

                                                            Owen C Moore

                                                L P Moore

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