Camp Ella Bishop Dec 26 /1862 
Brother Wiliam 
This Morning finds me 
in better health than I enjoyed a few days 
back also finds me in the enjoyment of Soldiers 
[illegible] & soldiers [illegible] I recd your note 
by the hand of [illegible] W Barber was glad to hear 
from you the logs you spoke about I had 
written to you about Just before yours came 
to hand you can have them for what  
you think they are worth you wishe to 
know to whoom you Should pay the 
money to you may pay it to my 
wife you know tha I was oweing 
you a little [illegible] that on the pay 
I have heard by a letter of Luthe Woods 
that the Deacon wrote that my oldest Boy 
Henry was Sick. I have not received a 
letter from my wife to that affect yet 
William if any family are Sick or any 
of them will you please aid them if you
Shal have a Brothers Gratitude & 
thanks   When we enlisted we entertained 
the hope that this war would be put down 
by next Spring but those fond hopes have 
been pretty much dispelled every thing 
Seems to look gloomy as far as the 
                                            is concerned 
the bringing of the war to a close ^ as far 
as human foresight can penetrate the 
future but it is not given to us to know 
what a day may bring forth Ruin Seems 
to hand over our Government at the 
     Source of 
present time but there is one ^ consol 
ation we know that in this world we 
are to meat trial & conflict but if we 
Shal be found among those that Shall 
be accounted worthy to attain to the reser- 
-rection of life happiness will be our lot 
in the world to come 
    You will excusee all blunders in this 
        I remain your Brother as Ever 
write Soon		James Lickly