Near Alexandry
	Sept 2 62
	Dear Childe
	          acording to
my agreement I
will try and write
you we left Detroit
last Friday and arived
hear last Eave this
morning finds me
quite well after a
                                                       n  
march from Washingto^
about 10 miles we are
the advanse guarde
they are a fiteing 16
miles from hear at
Bulls run & we may
have a chanse soon
we cann not tell our [illegible in original]
hold there one yet I 
can sea hundreds of tents



from whare I [write?]
it is all hurrey &
commotion hear but 
I am rather favored
from the fact that I
carey the [illegible in original] I
have my one very rather
more than the other
boys I will try and 
write more particular
about our [rout?] hear
some time But this mu
must do for this
time please excuse
my pensil marks
for I have not got
                                                    s
any ink yet purhap^
this will be beter than
nothing to you I
write seting on the 
flore with paper on
a [barle?] and Over



      Coat on for we
    got wet last night
night and it is
rather cool this
morning we have an
order to pack for march
so good by


Sept 3    Dear one
    this is a fine morning
and I am well and the
men feel in good spir-
its I must close to write
to others if you can
a read this you must not
let any bodey sea it
from your Father
A.M. Peck  A.G. Peck