Camp in the woods near Seneca

                                                                        Landing, Maryland Sep. Oct 6, 62

 

My Dear Brother

                                    I will try and write afew lines to you I got your letter larst Wendsday & was verry glad to hear from you; I should have answered it before, but I have been sick ever since I got it but feel better better to day it is the Dumb Ague every joint there was about me acked so bad it seems as though I should die and my head acked awfully but my head does not acke to day and I guess I shall get better in a day or tww two

 

Oct 8 I will A few lines more I had to stop before for I was not able to finish. I was quite smart that morning but stired around to much but / feel some better this morning I hope I shall get up now Our Regt now is on Picket We left where we were at camp Chase to this on the Upper Potomac We are here to guard the River & Seneca Landing. I have not seen the whole Regt for three weeks dont know how long we shall have to stay here; I like our officers & our Col first rate but the Lieut Col is a drunken coot and a mean man, but we all like Col Jewit And we have got a good Capt & our second Lieut Perham cant be beat. he is as good a man as there is in the Regt he is round to see to the boys and sees to those that are sick I have not seen any Rebels yet only the inhabitants I think some of them are; but they keep verry still and it is best for them / for if they dont we will give them a dose of cold lead but I must close for this time write as soon as you can & I will try & write more next time we have got orders to move to morrow dont know where to

 

                                                                        this from your

                                                            affectionate Brother

                                                                                    Joseph

 

I have I got aletter to day

F Benj & one From Home

one from Roselio his leg is

some lame yet. Lucius is at

Fort McHenry MD

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