15th 62
Fair Oak June 

Dear Parents
I once more take my 
pen in hand to inform 
you of my health. I am well
at present and hope you
are the same I am cooking for
eight men I have good time
if the enemy does come out they
will get whipped we are [7?] miles from
Richmond yet I do not think
they will make any advance
on the lines of our pickets
there are in our regt about [200?]
men able to do duty the rest
being sick in the fight we  
lost 25 men in all killed 
wounded and missing if
do not think of any thing to
write if you do you must

Write to me if the Boys
catch the rebels here I
Shall soon be at home 
I have not heard from you
in some time how is
Father is he any better or
not I wish you to write often
to me I am lonesome
	Mother I can not write
to you much for I am
		tired and cant
		think of anything
		at present good
			Bye
	
		From Alvah