Camp Taylor

Huntsvill Ala July 3^d/62

 

Dear Mother. I take the plasure of ancering yowre kind letter of the 21 it came to hand on the 25 of the month & I was glad to here from yow & that yow was well but I am well at presant & hoping when those few lines comes to hand they may find yow enjoing the same Blesing well Mother I havent not got much news to wri rite at presant onley Major Genl Beull has got 60 / thousand men at decator & part of them is a crost the Tennessee River & they are a crosing oll the time but I was down at piney Bridge on guard the other day & I went down to the river & they was a crosing on a gun Boat & after they oll get a crost the river they are a going to chatanooga & to Knoxvill & then to richmond but Genl M^cCook & Gen Nelson has gon a round by Fayettevill with 30 thousand men to get in the rear of these Rebles at Chatanooga & Beuells & mitchel is a going right in frunt of them But Genl Mitchels has gon to Washington & Shouldend be much Supprisd but wot that oure division will go there & I hope that we will but Mother I sent my money home a long go & I sent a reseat to pap so that he could drow it at St Clairsvill at the county traisure & I have sent him the Huntsvill Revellie he will get it for to months So no more at presant / rite Soon So no more at presant

 

            oll the Boys is well direct the same as yow did be fore

 

                                                            From O Moore

                                                            To Mary E Moore

 

but Mother I sent 3 news papers & yow give them to the ones they are directd to but there is one for Ellwood Foulk & yow send it to newcassell

direct it to Piltcher

Post Office Belmont co ohio

 

            Owen Moore

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