November 2nd Camp [illegible in original]
Near 7 miles from Snickrs
Gap about 15 from [Burlin?]
     Virgina
	         Dear Childe
		          I have a litel time
to spare and cannot spend
it more pleasantly than
trying to write to you
we crost the River the 29
have mooved a long sloly
yesterday we started with
a fare prospect of a fight
but halted after marching
10 miles this morning the
Col caled us to gether &
			                                                 t
talked to us said he though^
we should have to fight
to day or to morow but
		                                             ey
we cant tell the Enem^
may leave and we have


to folow them if we
have to [fiuht?] I expect to
have to take my part
and if I fal you must
not morne for I think 
I am dooing my duty
and you must think
that the honor of having 
a Father die in the de
fense of his Country
I will make up for the
loss you will sustane
and I hope that all will
be well and with me
now Dear wone Goodby
I will try and write
soon I must close fer
dinner and try and
write to sum of the 
friends at [Nankin?]
I received a letter [fom?]
Joseph a few days ago


  [Lina?] says [illegible in original] has
taken [eather?] [astrange?]
starte but I must
Close Dear one
Miss Alice M Peck
	                  A G Peck