Wedneday Sept 24 1862
	Dear Sister I thought I would
write you a few lines it may be
to all the folks though I am in 
the land of the living yet as
you may see and am geting along
very well at present I think it
strange that I have not got any 
leters from hom I have not got one
yet to know whether you was ded or
alive but ther will be no use of
your writing till you hear from
me again for we will be away from 
here before you could get a leter here
for we start tomorrow for the
Regiment it is now in one hundred
milds beyand cincinnatti whare
the Rebs are likely they have
had a battle before now they was
expecting one sometime ago I think
they will have them prety well hammerd

out by the time I get thare
dont you likely you have heard
something about the indians that
are here thare is about 100 within 
16 miles of us but they seem to be
peasible I guess they dont calculate
to trouble us any & they wont unles
they do it she quickly I should 
like to know why the doctor did
not come out and go with us
I am not sick of a soldiers life
yet when you write to me tell
me whether the money I set got
there safe or not I canot get any
more till I get where I can see the
Captain then I shall get 30,0dollav
				     rs
I should got it when the rest did
but was amild from camp sick
& the captains drawd it for me
& he had to leave the next day so
I got threw out of my pay but
as soon as I get there I will get
it and send all I can spare home

I have no money here now only
about one dollars worth of stamps
them I wanto keep I let Israel
take adollar to put into his pocket
book & he is gon he could not have
time come where I was and see me.
hey started so sudden tell the
I think of them all I canot write
any more now I must by rest aspel
I have wrote a leter for aman that
cant write I have the best care
they got us into the chamber of a
cooper shop there we had some straw
in our bunks but I must stop
    so good by from
		Guy Scofield