august 22 1863

covington ky

 

                                                                                                                        dear brother

i received your leter and if ever i was glad to hear from home it was now i have not been very well for a few days the day that we came here i gave out and had to lay down by the side of the road and they sent an ambulence wagon after me but i am geting better now and think i shall bee all right again in a few days i went out and help get brakfast this morning i have not had any regular examenation yet and i guess that we are not going to have any ether for we have all been mustered in and drawed part our uneform i do not know whether i shal get a furlow / or not but i shal try as soon as our our captain gets back and we draw our money tell the girls that when they get back with there bures i wish they come over and fetch over a few and fetch over a few for me tell them that they must wright nekt time has ellen got home yet if she hase tell her that she must wright to i have got sixty men cook for and you may bet it keepes me buicey enough i have not time to wright any more to day so good by for this time from your brother         J. H. Turner

direct to covington barricks ky

 

            2^nd reg O.V.h.a

                        care of lieutenant crowel /

 

they have got one man bucked and gaged here in our barricks now but he dose not belong to our company he run the guard last night and was gone all night

 

Dir. J. H. Turner

            Covington Barracks KY

2^ond Reg. O.V.H.A.     KY

                        Care of Lieutenant Crowell

Mr J. H. Turner

            Covington

 

                                                Mr J h Turner

                                                Covington Barricks ky

                                                2^ond Regt OVhA

                                                            Care of Lieut

                                                                        C /

 

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Mr. J. H. Turner

Covington KY

2^ond Reg. O.V.H.A.

Care of Lieut Crowell

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