1862
26th Regiment Michigan Volunteers, ..... Col. J.S. Farrer,
			COMPANY  H
				                               1862

Dear Wife We have got threw to our
			     Write
Encampmeant and i Will ^ a few
Lines to you to let you no how
I am at this time i am Well
With the exception of a lame hand
We are encamped in Camp Casey
We are with in ten miles of
The Rebels We dont no What
our they will a tact us But
We haint sean any of the Rebels
yet We are With in three miles
the ground Whare the Boale Run Batels
Was We Was over their and it

Would surprise you to see the
Ruins that Was dun in the Battle
Thare is every thing that you can
Think of in the most utmost
Ruins We traveld forty miles
And it looked jest as Bad all
They Way threw Whare We are now
Now i Will you you a small
Detail of our travels threw
			         Jackson
From Jackson We started from ^
saturday Evning and Went threw
To taledo and from their We Went
To Clevland and from their to
Elmira that is in york state and
Then We Went to Baltamour and
Then We Went to Washington
We left James fisher in
Baltenmore very sick and We
Haint hurd from him sence
We left him We are inhopes
That he Will git Well and
git With us a gain
We Waunt his Company

I Went threw the Cappatle
All over it and Thaire
i see Washington image engraved
out of marbel stone and
It looked splended and
i see a great meny curias
Thing to numeras to mention
BeCaus it Would take me to long
I Would like to Be to home and
spend new years With you
and have a new years turkey
Diner With you But i dont
No When i shall git home
But keepe in good Chear
We haint Drawed any more money
And i haint got eny Postage
stamps to Put on letters
And i cant Write eny more
inles you send me some
And now almon i Waunt you
to Be a good Boy and Be Caful
and make good Bargens
And tak Cair of the Property

When you dereCt your
Letters to me dereCt your
Letters to Washington
DC that stands for destrict
of Columba and Write
Twenty six infantry
Twenty six michigan infantry
Company H
and i Waunt you
To send me a Peas of
sand Paper
Dont forget to send me
Them Postage stampes to me
sallie ann i Waunt you
to Cut this Picture of th 
Cappatal out and save it
This is from your Huzban
Bengman Brock