In Camp nere Columbia
45 miles from Nashville April 18th /63

     Dear Lucy
	           I will do just
as I agreed to once and
write as soon as I get to
camp I left Detroit Fryday
evening at six oclock and
reached Nashville Sunday evening
at six found our regiment
had moved so we went
to the Soldiers home and
stayd over night took the
cars this morning and come
to this camp all right
found the Boys all well

except [Tip?] he is so as
to be around I was glad
to get back to camp
and I guess the Boys ware
glad to see me they acted
at anyrate I enjoyed
myself first rate while at
home I tell you it was
hard leveing. I have been
in camp two or three hours
and our company have just
got orders to go out on
a scout & I am going
with them for I should
be to lonsome here in
camp. we expect to be
gone six days so dont
think strange if you dont
here frome me very soone
the letters you wrote me 
are all right I have
just writen to our folks
excuse this short letter

as I have not time to
write a longer one now
	       hoping this will find
you feeling as well as it leves
me I will stop
it was all right my being
gone a little over my time
the Captain said he would
not of reported me if I 
had stayd a week longer
	       Truly Yours
		 Othniel