Camp Anderson
			Oct. 20th 1861
Dear Brother
	I received you
rs of the 17th this
morning and was glad
to hear from you
Thare has nothing of
much importance hap
ened seince I have writen
last, The fair did not
amount to a [1?] row of
pins thare was nothing
shown but a few horses
and a monkey show
a little girl of fourteen
that weighed only four
hundred pounds and the
Wild Hairless Mair
this horse was realy a 
curiosity hes skin was
like indiruber and perfectly 
free from hair The most 
of the first rigement is
uniformed and will leave
in a few days probly next
Tuesday but I am not shure
Uncle John has backed 
out but for what cause I do
not know Chester was 
hear to the fair and he
said that his father was
not a going but he did
not know why Our
Compiny has ben lettered
and assigned its position
in the regiment it is letter
I and our position is on
the left of the first battal
ion being the color guards
next to the Colonels body
guards the most honorable 
position in the regiment

I shal go to grand
haven some day this week
if I can get liberty to go 
but I do not know as
I can I have had my 
picture taken and shal
scend it out by Wm Booth
for Catherine and you
will please give it to her
[tell?] mother if she likes this
one better than the first
one she can keep it and
give her the other one
Tell miss Landis that her
boys are both well and
contended We had an
[crossed out word] excellent surmon
this morning from Rev [illegible]
Whipple and this afternoon
we shall hear our chaplain
Rev S. S. W. Greely of the Con
grationalist church of this
			citiy

The camp is fol of visitors
this afternoon I think that
grand Rapids can brag of
pretty girls, they are as 
much a head of them
holly girls as leight is
ahead of darkness
No mor at present as the
bugle has blowed for seir
vace and I wish to attend
	Write as soon as you
receive this and give my best
respects to all inquireing
			friends
[crossed out letter] From you most affction
ate brother
	Harrison Traphagen