Ludlow Jany 6 1862

 

Dear Brother,

                        I thought I would write a few lines to let you know where I bee. I bresume you will wonder at it. but I have enlisted and I am here drilling. I enlisted one week ago to day and come up here to drill yesterday and I wish you would come out here for I shall not have achanse to see you if you dont. I shall probably go home next satterday I think we shall leave for Brattleboro next week for we have / got 75 men now and they are coming in now verry fast. I like drilling verry well. only it is hard work last night my shirt was wet through I have not swet so this summer. we left Williams one week ago both off us it was a bad time but he said he hoped he had got Patriotism enough to let us go and we thought our Country neaded us more than he did. but I will close this

 

            from your brother

                        Joseph W Fletcher

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