Frederick city Maryland
		July 16th 63
	Dear sister once more
after along delay I take
this opportunity of writing
you afew lines to let you
know that I am still alive
and quite well since you
last herd from me I have
herd, and seen agoodeel of
		          June
war, the last day of [crossed out] ^[August]
was the first time we saw
any rebs but since that time
we have been marching and
fiting all the time we were
engaged at [crossed out] [frederick] Gettisberg
both days and for our forth of
july we marched through the
mud and rain all day andat
night took arebil [crossed out] [wa] wagon
train about two miles long
loded with every thing
that they could find to

[Written in red ink on the top of Scan 2]

July 1863

[End]

steil the train was burned
up I have herd the
whizing of balls the screeching
of shells and the humming
of musket balls to my 
satisfaction but the rebs have
left Marylend now but
before leaving they give me
some thing to remember them
by they give me shot
which interfered with my 
eating [crossed out] [apparatus] apratus but
it did not fructure any
bones I cam mot write
much more but will
write more next time
& with love to all
I remain as ever your
			brother
		      G W M