May ^the 26 1862

Hamburg landing Tennessee

 

Dear father a few lines to you this morning. we landed at this place on yesterday morning we are 18 miles from the mane army tha are a fighting a little every day but havent brought on an genral ingagement yet. we will be marched out to the line to day or to morrow. I expect thare will be Bloody times before this fight is over thare is a bout / 300.000 200000 men on each side. well I havent time this morning to write very much if I get through this fight safe I will write to you as soon as the show is over. I received your letter a few days since and and was truley glad to hear from home once more tell the rest of the folks to write to me as often as tha can for I havent no chance to write give my respects to all of the friends write often without fail 

 

Direct your letters to Cairo Ills.

this leaves me in good health

 

Joseph Taylor

            Hamburg landing Tenn

            [military unit torn away]

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