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		August 17, 1862

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			17th /62
	Stevenson. Alabama. August
Dear Brother
	          I now take my pen in 
hand. to answer your letter of the
7th of July. which came early to hand.
I am well & have been so Since I
came to the company. I have wrote one
letter to Father. Since I wrote to you but
have received no answer as yet & I
have wrote a number to Groveland. but
have recieved none. Alexander came to
the Company a few days ago. he was
well when he came. but has been rather
unwell for a couple of days but will
be all right in a day or two. in your
letter you Said that you was afraid that
the wheat crop would be Shorter & that
you was afraid that you would have to
give up the place. I have a few words
to say on that Subject: we have recieved
no pay yet. but I have had $13. Doll.

per month offered to me. the
reason that I did not take it
was because I had no way to Send it
home then. we expect to be offered our
at $13. doll. per month. again in a few
days if we do we will take it. & then
we can express it to Holley. from here by
Adams express Company. the cars run
reglar from here to Nashville. do not
give up the place if you can help it.
I have over 7. months pay coming to me. &
Alexander has over 10. monthes to him. So if
we are offered. our pay. we can send you
about $200. dollars. we will help you all
we can. the weather is very warm here
now. & the cotton & corn crop is about
a failure. we have been encamped here
about two weeks. we are building [back?]
for a pontoon Bridge. the whole Regt is
together now. we are about through here
I do not know how long we will stay
here or where we will go when we leave
I have no more to write at present write

as Soon as you can Direct your letters
to Company. F. 1st. Regt. Mich. Eng. & Mech.
Nashville, Tennessee from your Brother
			Allen. Campbell
Stevenson Ala Aug 17th 1862
     Dear Brother
		    I take this opportunity
to write you a few lines [as Allen was?]
writing to you and requested you to add a
few lines. I have nothing of importance to
write to you I left Lousiville on the first
day of August and Stayed a week at Nashville
and reached the Regiment at this place on
the twelfth I have not been very well since
I have been here but a few days rest will I
trust Set me all right again. the Boys
have very good times now and get along very
well. our Captain started Home [recruiting?]
a few days since and if you come across
a man called J W Sligh be sure [thats] him
write as soon as you can give my respects 
to all              Ever Yours
			Alex Campbell