Camp at Whites ford

                                                                                    Maryland feb 9^th 1863

 

My Dear Brother & Sister

                        I will try after this absence to write afew lines to you once more. I intended to write before but have neglected it untill now. I got your letter and was verry glad to hear from you again I wish you would write as often again as you do for I long to hear from my Brother & sister and all my folks. if you was here you would want the folks to write, and about all the reading we get is sent to us in letters & papers. we are back you see so we cant get any around here. we had some cold weather here larst week but it is verry comfortable here now we have not had much verry cold weather here. it is verry / muddy here now & the mud it would make you laugh to see us splash through the mud but if you shoud travail in it a while I think you would alter your tune, it will almost draw the boots off your feet and will when you lift your feet out there will be some less than a foot of mud on your boots; you never see such dirt for when it is dry you have to pick it up with a pick ax before you can shovel it. we are situated here our camp is in a hollow consealed mostly from view but you go just out side of the camp and you can see over a large share of old Virginiy and some of the largest Rebel farms old Major Whites house the Rebel Leader of a large band of Gurrillars I think perhaps you have read about it him his name is verry wild wideley known. he said he would have us but he has not got us yet, I beleive, and he will have to fight some if he / does I reckon. We have got our fort timber cut and some of it drawed here the rebels scamps undertoock to come over here to nigh one night but they did not get across the river for our Pickets drove them back on the double quick. but I must close for tonight but if I have time before the mail goes out I will write some more. but write as often as you can give my love to all Mr Davis folks, tell Frank to write to me if he dares to this from your affectionate Brother

                                                                                    Corp

                                                                                                J W Fletcher

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