Sep 1th 1863
Detroit Baray
     Dear Father now having 
got in camp I thought 
I would let you know
how i got along we went
to Detroit on the 3 Oclock
train in the morning
and then we got to the
mustrin ofice at 10 Oclock
we got our breakfast before
went to muster we had 
to wait till 3 oclock in
 the after noon before we 
wear examined then their
was not but 2 throwed
out it was preacher
Furgason and that little 

Segar boy or rather the
one that worked their
their was 9 cowed out
after they got their
the excuse was that they
enlisted to go in the
enjeneers and they could
not get in so they said
they would not go in
the cavelry all the rest
but then fell in with
the cavelry that boy 
that was to [daebe?] they
think that he will
 get in but they 
are gon to detroit  
for to try again for
he wants to go so bad
we shal no this after
noon their is a captain
fron the 11 he sais

that the prospect is fair
for a furlow we shall
leave fer jack this after
noon or saturday and 
and then we will get a furlow
from their we shall
get one saturday or the
first of the week or 
not a tall it is all
guess work Stone and
my self logdges to
geather I catched an
awful hard cold the night
i staid in adrian it 
gives me some head ahe
other ways i am all
right having good old
times raising all sorts
of fun I have come
a crost Isreal
Mapes he is a geting

along very well
my close and my Bounty
I will wait it till 
I see wheather I am a 
coming home or not 
if not i will express 
the to Adrian my close 
is with [dent?] [flemings?]
and we shall keep it
till we go to jackson 
any how and then if
we dont come we will
send it our bounty
we dident draw hear
we wont till we get
to jackson then we shal
draw 82 [or?] and i will
express it if we dont
come home the prospect
is fair of our [earning?]
dont write till you hear
fron me     W Teachout