Camp Near Danville March 11th 1863 
Respected Brother 
   I now Sit down to acknowledge 
the receipt of a letter from you of the 
2nd of March I was glad to hear that you 
hope 
were all well & ^ this will find you all 
enjoying Health I have not been quite 
So well for a day or two but am feeling 
better now & think I shal be all rite 
in a day or two  It is a pleasant day 
to day the Sun Shines warm & there is a 
balmy Southern breeze in fact it appears 
very much like Spring the most of us 
will be glad to See dry wether again 
there is So much coughing & colds 
I think if dry wether comes on 
the colds & coughs will Subside 
Wm there is a report in circulation 
in camp that we are to Start for 
Tenasee before long but I do not know 
how much truth there is in the report
William you Spoke of deaths that had 
occurred in the Town of wright you 
spoke of death as makeing its ravages 
in civil life as well as in the Army 
Yes Wm there is no place in this Sin 
Stricken World where in we are exempt 
from Sickness & death & as you Say 
in your letter it becomes us to be 
prepared for the great change that 
awaits us at death O how foolish 
Should we be to neglect the Salvation 
of our Souls & be forever miserable 
When Salvation has been placed 
within our reach & So much done 
for us & every encouragement held 
out to induce us to accept of offered 
mercy & live let us therefore be wise 
unto Salvation working out our own 
Salvation in fear and trembling knowing 
         who 
that it is God ^ worketh in us both to 
will & to do of His good pleasure 
when you next write to me tell me how 
Father & all the rest are
 William it appears from the newspapers 
     that there has a conscription act passed 
& become a law I also See it Stated that 
the president has made another call for 
Six hundred Thousand more men 
if it is So oh how many parting Seens 
must take place let us hope that this 
rebellion will not hold out much longer 
& that peace & prosperity will again be 
restored to our once happy Country 
I am glad that you have taken care 
of the money for my Wife you Shal 
be rewarded for your trouble if I live 
to return home again you will accept 
of my thanks for the present 
William we are Situated on a pleasant 
camp ground about one mile from 
Danville but how long we Shall remain 
here I do not know but I guess not 
long but as for my part I am willing 
to go any where where we can do the 
most towards putting down the rebellion 
if Tenasee is the place So be it
Wm we left our camping ground at 
Lexington on the 21st of last month 
we left Some of our friends there 
that were not able to march with us 
among whom were Ralph Stout 
Phillip Conklin Alfred Dewel 
& Some others from whom I have 
not heard therefore I cannot Say 
how they are but hope they are 
doing well    William I hope this 
hasety letter will find you & yours 
well in boddy & Spirit & Serveing the 
            are 
lord we ^ 36 miles from Lexington 
         is 
there ^ a battle field near by our 
camp where there was a battle fought 
last fall wile we were in camp at 
Lexington the Boys have picked up 
Some Shot & Shell 12 pounders 
the boys broke open one Shell & took 
out 68 1/2 oz lead balls 23 have one in 
our tent now the Boys are cracking 
walnuts on it now from James Lickly 
to William