

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; April [30th?] 63
	&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; My dear Childe
		&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; this day finds
me well we left Camp
Isabella the 29 at noon
we came to the river
yesterday crost the river
amid a shour of [illegible in original]
[habe?] had one of are
men kilde in our CO
we holde the ground
that we [held?] last
fall we think we
are agoing to gane a
victory I must close
for the male is to
go love to all from
your father with
strong regarde
		&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A G Peck


you must excuse this shorte not [mark illegible in original]
                                    &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; me
I will give [you?] [so?]^
particulars the first
chanse                 Abel


[Written upside down]

May 1
	I are well we
stil hold our ground
[two words illegible in original] intrench
                                  Peck