Feb 9th 1863
Head Quarters Near
Alexandria ,V,A, 
	Dear Brother
And Sister Mother & all
Haven nothen Elce to
Do I Will improve this
Oppertinuty inking
To you to let you know
That I am not Well But
Better Than I have Ben for
I have Ben Pirty hard up
Bill Started For mich
this morning But I herd
That he Was Sent to the
Peroled Camp But I dont
know how true it is But
But j probley Will know
To night or tomorow thare 

Is Now Pectlers nose
here now know more Than
the damd nigers is thought
more of than the Soldiers
Is for We Have to Sleep on
the ground While the 
Nigers have the houses I Wood
Leike to See the Republican
Party and the damd Nigers
Was all in hell father than
Pigeon could fly in a year abe
Lincoln and congris With
it Uriah By god if you
Was down here Where you
could See What is goin on
you Never Bote another
Ticket of the kind that
you [alwase?] have I had a Letter
From Wesley Arnold in
Battle Creek him and i
Corispond all the time [illegible in original]

I hope this Will 
Find you all Well
give my Love to Eliza
Folk, and to all the Rest
of you I have letters From
James Arnold to I Everage[?]
Ritting Letters every day
Excuse me for this time
Right Soon good By

	Uriah Arnold

	Henry Arnold
	Co. B, 26, Reg, Mich
	Inft Washington
	'J,C.

	Henry Arnold [doodled]