Camp Taylor Ala. Ougst 3^d….1862

 

Dear Mother I now take the pleasure of writing yow a few lines to let yow now that I am well and hearty and hoping when those few lines come to hand thay may find yow injoying the same Blesings well Mother I will tell yow wot tomey and Will is a doing thay are a guarding nigars to make them cut timber and Bild Brest works we are a fortyfing Huntsvill we are a fraid that oll of the Rebls will / will retreat from Richmond and come here but tom and Bill is a helping guard a bout 6 hundard but I will tell yow a bout wot Genl Rousseau told us he sed that M^cCleland had the Rebls compleatly surounded and there is a bout 25 thousand Rebls at chattanooga and as soon as M^cCleland taks Richmond he is a Genl M^cCook will make a brake on the Rebls at chattanooga and as shore as he dose / he will whipe them so bad thay dont know wot to do. but Mother I am a going to get a pass and go to Steaveson and se wot things looks like but Mother yow sed in youre letter that Ben dawson was dead I am sory to here it but yow wanted to no if I got finlays letter I never got it so no mor at presant

 

write soon

            drect to Huntsvill Ala

in care of capt wing Co B

3^d ohio Regt OVI

 

            From Owen E Moore

            To Mary E Moore /

 

well Mother I for got to tell you to send me some stamps and ther is a nother thing that I want is a nice Testment you can male it through Send it rite a way as soon as yow get this letter for I want one to read So rite soon

                        to Mary E Moore

                        From Owen E Moore

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